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Reprinted with permission from Mezcal and Tequila Cocktails: Mixed Drinks for the Golden Age of Agave by Robert Simonson, copyright © 2021. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Photography copyright: Lizzie Munro © 2021

Siesta

Robert Simonson
You can’t have a conversation about modern tequila cocktails without talking about the Siesta, a spicy, bitter spin on a Hemingway Daiquiri from the young days of the modern cocktail revival.
Course Cocktail
Servings 1 drink

Equipment

  • Cocktail Shaker

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 ounces blanco tequila
  • 1/4 ounce Campari
  • 3/4 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1/2 ounce simple syrup (1:1 sugar to water)
  • Lime wheel for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Combine the ingredients, except the garnish, in a cocktail shaker three-quarters filled with ice. Shake until chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with the lime wheel.

Notes

Reprinted with permission from Mezcal and Tequila Cocktails: Mixed Drinks for the Golden Age of Agave by Robert Simonson, copyright © 2021. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Photography copyright: Lizzie Munro © 2021Reprinted with permission from Mezcal + Tequila Cocktails: Mixed Drinks for the Golden Age of Agave by Robert Simonson, copyright © 2021. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Photography copyright: Lizzie Munro © 2021
Keyword Campari, Spirits, Tequila