Tia Mia

Name: Tia Mia
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients: 1 ounce mezcal; 1 ounce amber rum; 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice; 1/2 ounce curaçao, preferably Pierre Ferrand Dry; 1/2 ounce orgeat (almond syrup); Ice cubes, plus crushed ice for serving; 1 mint sprig, 1 lime wheel and 1 orchid (optional), for garnish

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Ivy Mix, co-owner of Leyenda in Brooklyn, riffs on a mai tai with smoky mezcal. The name of the drink (an anagram of "mai tai") pays homage to a friend to whom she used to serve drinks in Guatemala.Slideshow: More Easy Cocktail RecipesThis recipe originally appeared in the Food & Wine 2016 Cocktails book.

By Ivy Mix

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Recipe Summary

Yield:

1 drink

Ingredients

1 ounce mezcal
1 ounce amber rum
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
1/2 ounce curaçao, preferably Pierre Ferrand Dry
1/2 ounce orgeat (almond syrup)
Ice cubes, plus crushed ice for serving
1 mint sprig, 1 lime wheel and 1 orchid (optional), for garnish

Directions

Step 1

In a cocktail shaker, combine the mezcal, rum, lime juice, curaçao and orgeat; fill with ice cubes and shake well. Strain into a chilled, crushed ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with the mint sprig, lime wheel and orchid.

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