Brown Cat

1 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
3⁄4 oz Gin, Uncle Val's Botanical
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
3⁄4 oz Amontillado Sherry, Lustau
2 Grapefruit peel
1 t Simple syrup
Instructions

Muddle one grapefruit peel with the simple in a mixing glass. Add the liquors and ice. Stir. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with the other grapefruit peel.

Notes

This is obviously a riff on Nicholas Jarrett's Black Cat.

History

We were coming up with the drink menu for my daughter's wedding and wanted to get get as close as we could to a Black Cat using just one gin.

Cocktail summary
Created by
Bo Kopynec, MD
Year
2015
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altered recipe
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