Mezcal for People Who Think They Don’t Like Mezcal

This episode of Cocktail Underground answers what is mezcal, explaining the differences in mezcal vs tequila. We'll guide you through making delicious mezcal drinks with easy cocktail recipes. We'll talk about the brand Unito Mezcal (which you can purchase at http://www.unitomezcal.com) Unito Mezcal provided the mezcal for this video. ---------------- Mezcal Ranch Water (2:17) 2 oz / 60 ml Unito Mezcal 1 oz / 30 ml fresh lime juice Bottle of Topo Chico Optional: .25 oz / 7 ml agave syrup or sweetener if you want a slightly softer flavor Optional: pinch of salt on the rim or in the glass Empty 3 oz of the contents of a Topo Chico bottle. Add mezcal and lime juice directly to bottle. Enjoy! ---------------- Naked and Famous Cocktail (3:47) 1 oz / 30 ml Unito Mezcal 1 oz / 30 ml Aperol 1 oz / 30 ml Yellow Chartreuse 1 oz / 30 ml fresh lime juice Shake all 4 ingredients and double strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass. Optional: garnish with lime. ---------------- Tia Mia (Tiki Mezcal Cocktail, Mai Tai Riff) (5:02) 1 oz / 30 ml Unito Mezcal 1 oz / 30 ml Jamaican Rum (I used Appleton Signature) .75 oz / 22 ml fresh lime juice .5 oz / 15 ml orange liqueur (I used Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao) .5 oz / 15 ml orgeat syrup (get it here - https://amzn.to/3MCzOMT) Shake all ingredients with nugget ice and open pour over more pebble ice. Garnish with the traditional mint spring and lime shell or get creative. It's a tiki drink after all. ---------------- Video Contents 0:00 Unito Mezcal 0:22 Difference between tequila and mezcal 2:17 Mezcal Ranch Water 3:47 Naked and Famous Cocktail 5:02 Tia Mia Tiki Cocktail with Mezcal 6:41 Trying Mezcal Cocktails