I created this drink in tribute to one of my favorite anime characters, Avdol from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. With his stand “Magician’s Red” appearing as a humanoid bird, and using fire as his ability, it only made sense to me to make a smokey and spicy jungle bird variation. As well, given his Egyptian origin, pomegranate juice rather than pineapple seemed like a fitting tribute, complimenting the smokey mezcal and jalapeno tequila while also bringing a deep red color; this also has the benefit of making the lime juice unnecessary since the pomegranate is quite tart. This is a smokey, spicy, and lightly sweet concoction that would be welcome on any tropical bar menu. PS: I previously submitted a drink called the Diavolo — ignore it! The recipe is all screwed up, I tried the ratio I wrote here and it’s disgusting, the typos ruined me!
Magician’s Red
Ingredients
- 1 ounce Blanco Tequila jalapeno-infused blanco tequila or 1 oz blanco tequila + one small jalapeno wheel
- 1 ounce Mezcal espadin
- 1 oz Chili Liqueur Ancho Reyes
- ½ oz Simple Syrup 2:1
- 2½ oz Pomegranate Juice
Garnish
- Jalapeno Wheels lime boat + lemon extract soaked crouton
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice.
- If using the jalapeno wheel, muddle.
- Shake over until the shaker is cold, enough to chill and dilute the drink.
- Strain into a tall glass (double strain if using muddled jalapeno), ideally a collins or highball glass.
- Top with ice to the rim if needed.
- For the garnish: skewer a few jalapeno wheels on a pick (bird like the photo is optional).
- If you feel flashy and confident, float a lime boat over top with a lemon-extract-soaked crouton.
- Ignite.
- Blow out the fire before serving.
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