Vega Fiesta
3/4oz Doña Vega Mezcal 3/4oz Funkin passion fruit purée 3/4oz Aperol 3/4oz grapefruit juice Fill cocktail shaker with ice, add ingredients and shake well. Strain into a Nick and Nora glass. Garnish with an orchid on top of foam. Hint: Edible orchid flowers can be found at the grocery store and frozen.
Oaxacan Iced Tea
2 oz Doña Vega 2 oz Pink peppercorn hibiscus tea .25 oz agave To make pink peppercorn hibiscus tea: (serves 6) Combine 12 oz boiling water with 8 grams of dried hibiscus flower (or 5 tea bags) and 2.5 grams of pink peppercorns (just shy of an ounce or about 100 corns). To make […]
Doña Limonada
2 oz Doña Vega .75 oz fresh lemon juice .50 oz clover honey 1/8 teaspoon of ground cardamom 2 medium sized strawberries Mezsal Hibiscus Mole Salt Rim a martini or coupe glass with Mezsal Hibiscus Mole Salt and add a large ice cube. In a shaker tin, add strawberries and cardamom and muddle until it […]
Vega Mule
2 oz Doña Vega .75 oz fresh grapefruit juice .25 oz fresh lime juice 5 mint leaves 1.5 oz ginger beer tiny pinch of salt tiny pinch of ground black pepper Rip mint leaves into pieces and put directly into the shaker tin. Add remaining ingredients, except for the ginger beer, to shaker tin with […]
Penicilina
2 oz Doña Vega Mezcal .75 oz lemon juice .25 oz ginger syrup .25 oz honey syrup Rye whiskey float (optional) Add Doña Vega, lemon juice and syrup into a shaker with ice, and shake well until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Top with rye whiskey float. Garnish with thyme […]
Frida’s Margarita
2 oz Doña Vega .75 oz fresh lime juice .50 oz agave 1 inch of a cucumber, chopped 3 basil leaves 1 dash of Angostura Bitters Mezsal Jalapeño Cucumber Salt rim Rim a martini or coupe glass with Mezsal Jalapeño Cucumber Salt and add a large ice cube. In a shaker tin, muddle chopped cucumber […]
Cantina Spritz
2 oz Doña Vega .50 oz orange bitters 4 oz sparkling water Fill a highball glass with ice and add ingredients. Give the mixture a little stir and garnish with an orange peel.
Camino del Fuego
1.5 oz Mezcal 1 oz Pineapple Juice .25 oz Lime Juice .25 oz Agave Syrup 1 dash Bittermen’s Hellfire Shrub In shaker add ingredients and ice, shake and strain into coupe glass. Garnish with dried habanero, or pink peppercorn.
Salt Water Sailing
2 oz Doña Vega Mezcal .75 oz salted watermelon syrup .75 oz lime 1 dash Angostura bitters 4 oz club soda Mint To make salted watermelon syrup: combine 1/2 cup juice, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt. Shaken until dissolved. To make cocktail: Fill shaker tin with ice, add Doña Vega, salted watermelon syrup, lime […]
