Mexican Firing Squad cocktail recipe
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Charles H. Baker was an author that wrote about his food and drink discoveries whilst traveling the world. He discovered this drink whilst he was in Mexico City in 1937 and later featured it in his book The Gentleman's Companion: The Exotic Drinking Book.
The Mexican "Firing Squad" Special is now known a little differently. Nowadays the most common recipe uses the classic sour template (2 oz tequila, 3/4 oz lime juice, 3/4 oz grenadine), plus bitters. And many like to serve it tall with soda water, although the original recipe omits this.
The original Mexican Firing Squad recipe called for a tall collins glass, 2 jiggers of tequila, the juice of 2 small limes (not exactly an accurate measurement!), 1.5-2 teaspoons (1/3 oz) of grenadine and 2 dashes of Angostura bitters.
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The drink is bright, tart and strongly dependent on using a good quality grenadine. Don't skimp out here.
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INGREDIENTS
- 2 oz (60 ml) blanco tequila
- 0.75 oz (22.5 ml) lime juice
- 0.75 oz (22.5 ml) grenadine
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
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STEVE!!! 2 shakes, 1 smile....WHAT GIVES!!! I will def give this a go!! A good grenadine is sooooo good!!! SLAINTE!!!!
I really like that you keep the ingredients on the screen in a list like that. Thanks for the video!
I’ve made this drink before and I really enjoyed it! I did use a different recipe that actually called for 5(!) dashes of angostura bitters but I thought it was really good, like a slightly more bitter margarita that had the berry sweetness from the grenadine
Love the video and am definitely going to try this drink! I've seen it many times and never had it, but now I know I need to try it. Love the newsletter as well! Glad to see you getting back to normal after surgery. Keep smiling!
OOOOOOOHH!! He threw the double shake WITH the smile! He’s better than ever I tell ya!
Awesome. Thank you for sharing this beautiful recipe. As always… Subscribed.
I will be making this cocktail 🍹 this weekend thank you 😊 I have homemade grenadine syrup that I need to get rid of in a good way 😅
While you only slice the lemons in two, I find that if you slice off the "heads" too, they are easier to squash and you get more juice out of them.
Just made the version without soda. Excellent drink both in taste and appearance. And perfect because I have a ton of grenadine to use up.
Both versions of the drink look really good. Also that was an impressive double shaker demonstration.
Another amazing video Steve!! Been watching you for years! Glad you’re doing well.
I used to save the cherry juice from our luxardo cherries for a mezcal old fashioned. I have a whole bottle just chilling in my bar’s cupboard that I think might work really well for this drink! We changed the recipe for that old fashioned so I no longer have any use for it. Definitely feel like it’s a better flavor than our Johnie English grenadine
Hey Steve, I bought your book. I love how it's focused on the mechanics of making drinks, I don't have to wade through pages of lore and history to get to what I need. The QR codes are a joy to use. You've made it as accessible and easy as possible for plebs like me to make cocktails, thanks!
This sounds good
love it !
Nice! Always appreciate you and your team! There is a cocktail called "Miss Scarlet" from Doug Phillips from Slippery Slope of Chicago, which uses gin, lime, Cynar, grenadine, bitters.
Hey Steve, glad you're back and feeling better. I bought your book and love it. It's a 3D version of your CZcams channel. You're a great guy, bartender and teacher. And, I'm going to make a MFS at my bar tonight. Thanks for the great content mate.
Enjoyed, will have to try one, cheers.
I love this cocktail.