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The New Spain

Ingredients

• One 1/2-inch (1cm) thick slice of fresh ginger, peeled
• 1/2 ounce agave nectar
• 3/4 ounce fresh squeezed lime juice
• 2 ounces dry sherry
• 1 ounce best-quality mezcal such as Del Maguey Vida
• One slice of lime and nutmeg, for garnish

Directions

1. Put the ginger, agave nectar, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker and muddle them together.
2. Add the sherry and mezcal and fill the shaker halfway with ice. Shake for 20 seconds.
3. 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.

Reference

• https://www.davidlebovitz.com/the-new-spain-mezcal-sherry-cocktail/