New Spain Cocktail

Name: New Spain Cocktail
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 1 oz (30 ml) Del Maguey VIDA mezcal; 2 oz (60 ml) Fino sherry; ¾ oz (22.5 ml) Lime juice (freshly squeezed); 1 inch Root ginger (thumbnail-sized slice); ½ oz (15 ml) Agave Syrup; 2 grind Freshly grated nutmeg

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Method: shake
Glass: Rocks glass
Ice: Ice
Garnish: Freshly grated nutmeg, lime wheel.
ABV: 13%

Ingredients

Del Maguey VIDA mezcal — 1 oz (30 ml)
Fino sherry — 2 oz (60 ml)
Lime juice (freshly squeezed) — ¾ oz (22.5 ml)
Root ginger (thumbnail-sized slice) — 1 inch
Agave Syrup — ½ oz (15 ml)
Freshly grated nutmeg — 2 grind

How to make it

Put the ginger, agave nectar, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker and muddle them together.
Add the sherry and mezcal and fill the shaker halfway with ice. Shake for 20 seconds.
Strain into an old-fashioned or on-the-rocks glass. Add a wheel of lime and grate a small dusting of nutmeg over the top.

A refreshing cocktail with ginger and mezcal.

Updated October 5, 2026