RECIPES / COCKTAILS

Aperol
Mezcal
Spritz.

Name: Aperol Mezcal Spritz — Don Catrín
Total time: 6 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 1 oz mezcal; 1½ oz Aperol or bitter-orange aperitivo; 2 oz dry sparkling wine; 1 oz sparkling water; Orange wedge, for rim and garnish; Worm Salt, for a partial rim; Ice

Bitter orange, mezcal and bubbles. Finished with a light Worm Salt rim.

6 minutes1 cocktailWorm Salt

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Ingredients.

For one cocktail. Check things off as you go.

1 oz mezcal1½ oz Aperol or bitter-orange aperitivo2 oz dry sparkling wine1 oz sparkling waterOrange wedge, for rim and garnishWorm Salt, for a partial rimIce

Made with

Worm Salt.

Meet your finishing touch ↗

Make it.

Rub half the rim of a wine glass with an orange wedge and dip into Worm Salt.
Fill the glass with ice.
Add mezcal and aperitivo.
Top with sparkling wine and sparkling water, then stir once.

The finishing touch.

Garnish with an orange slice. Start from the salted half of the rim, then try a sip from the other side.

Make it yours.

Use grapefruit soda instead of sparkling water for a fruitier spritz. Use less aperitivo if you prefer a drier drink.

Adapted from the existing Don Catrín recipe.

A little golden hour.

The classic spritz is built for golden hour. This Oaxacan version keeps the bitter-orange brightness and adds a smoky base with mezcal. Keep the rim light so there is room for the drink.