Tobacco Road Recipe

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Nick Caruana
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Nick Caruana
Nick Caruana is a drinks writer and author of The Straight Up, a blog dedicated to classic cocktails. 
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Updated August 29, 2018
Tobacco Road
Nick Caruana

Pairing smoky mezcal with briny sherry and vegetal Cynar makes for one tasty drink with a great tobacco-laced scent. A pinch of salt and a grapefruit twist help bring out the flavors.

Note: Use aged mezcal for this drink: the result will be smoother and more full of flavor.

Recipe Details

Tobacco Road Recipe

Active 2 mins
Total 2 mins
Serves 1 serving
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces reposado or anejo mezcal

  • 1 1/4 ounces Cynar

  • 1/2 ounce Fino Sherry

  • 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters

  • Garnish: Grapefruit twist

  • Pinch salt

Directions

  1. Add the mezcal, Cynar, sherry and bitters to a rocks glass. Then add a large cube of ice.

  2. Give a gentle stir (about 5 seconds), then garnish with a grapefruit twist, drop a pinch of salt on top of the ice and serve.

Special Equipment

Rocks glass

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
253Calories
0gFat
21gCarbs
0gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories253
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g0%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 227mg10%
Total Carbohydrate 21g8%
Dietary Fiber 0g0%
Total Sugars 17g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 0mg2%
Calcium 2mg0%
Iron 0mg1%
Potassium 28mg1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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