This Día de los Muertos, our El silencio mixologists have reimagined three signature mezcal cocktails to capture the spirit of remembrance, artistry and celebration. Find your Silence and raise a glass to life and legacy with El Silencio.
La Muertarita
The margarita of Los Muertos. An El silencio margarita with blood orange and a black salt rim-best in a lowball.
2 oz Mezcal El silencio Espadín
1 oz fresh blood orange juice
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz orange liqueur (Cointreau or similar)
1/2 oz agave syrup
Optional: 1- 2 dashes of Angostura or chocolate bitters
Garnish with a blood orange slice and a black lava salt, or Tajin, rim
Rim a rocks with lime and dip into black salt or Tajin. In a shaker with ice, combine Mezcal el Silencio Espadín, blood orange juice, orange liqueuer, agave, and bitters. Shake hard until well-chilled. Strain over fresh ice in the prepared glass. Garnish with a blood orange slice and rim.
La Sombra Espresso
From day to night, meet "The Shadow" - an El Silencio espresso marini with caco bitters and a dash of chili powder - server in a coupe.
2 oz Mezcal El silencio Espadín
1 oz fresh espresso
3/4 oz coffee liqueur (Kahlúa or Mr. Black
1/4 oz agave nectar (or simple syrup)
2 dashes cacao bitters (to taste)
Garnish with 3 coffee beans or a dusting of cocoa powder and chili alt
Combine mezcal, espresso, coffee liqueur, agave, cacao bitters and chili in a shaker with planty of ice. Shake vigorously until the drink is ice-cold and frothy. Double strain in to a chille coupe or martini glass. Garnish with cocoa-chili dust or coffee beans.
Smokey honey marigold
A Día de los Muertos take on a highball that balances the smokey El Silencio Espadín with gentle sweetness of chamomile honey.
2 oz Mezcal El silencio Espadín
31/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz chamomile hony syrup
2 dashes orange bitters
Top with soda water (or tonic for a subtle bite)
Garnish with a marigold flower or lemon wheels
Combine mezcal, lemon juice, chamomile honey syrup and bitters in a shaker whit ice. Shake briefly to chill and dilute. Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice. Top with soda war and give a gentle stir. Garnish with a marigold flower or a lemon wheel.
*Chamomile Honey Syrup recipe: Steep chamomile tea bag in 1/2 cup hot water for 5 minutes. Dispose of tea bag. Dissolve 1/2 cup honey. Store refrigerated, up to a week.