Ilegal Mezcal

Ilegal Mezcal is one of the leading artisanal mezcal makers in the world, which it's achieved on its own terms by crafting spirits using traditional methods without additives or artificial ingredients. The brand began life in 2006 in a Guatemalan bar in t

1.5 oz Ilegal Joven 2 oz Margarita Mix 0.5 oz Real Pepper Purée Garnish a rocks glass with a Tajín rim. Combine ingredients in a shaker over ice and shake vigorously. Strain into the rocks glass over fresh ice, and add a lime wedge garnish.

1oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven 2oz Italian Bitter Apértif 3oz Prosecco 0.5oz grapefruit juice 1.5oz soda water Add fresh ice to a large wine glass and pour in the mezcal and Italian Bitter Apéritif. Slowly pour Prosecco and top with soda water. Stir, and garnish

2oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven 1oz fresh lime juice 0.75oz agave syrup A classic Tommy's mezcal margarita with our signature black salt rim. Fill a rocks glass with ice, run a lime wedge around the rim and dip into black salt. Add ingredients to a shaker. Strain

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Demand for mezcal was low for years, but interest and sales have soared. The vast majority of the spirit is made in Oaxaca, Mexico, where family-owned distilleries dot the landscape. Cecilia Vega travels to Oaxaca and meets the Mezcaleros laboring to quen

1.5 oz Ilegal Mezcal Joven 0.5 oz lime juice 0.5 oz grapefruit juice 4 oz grapefruit soda Rim a tall glass with salt (or add a pinch to the cocktail). Add mezcal, lime juice, and soda, then ice. Top off with grapefruit juice and garnish with a grapefruit

2oz Ilegal Mezcal Reposado 4 dashes of Angostura bitters 2 dashes of orange bitters 0.5oz simple syrup The Ilegal Mezcal take on a Oaxacan Old Fashioned is an enduring classic with a Oaxacan spirit. Add all ingredients into a rocks glass over ice and stir

Light, bright, crushable mezcal cocktails you can try at home. Ilegal Cadillac Margarita Add to shaker:0.75 oz fresh orange juice 0.75 oz Grand Marnier 1.5 oz Ilegal Reposado Juice of one lime More mezcal cocktails and recipesBuy Mezcal & Cocktail Kits