Illegal
A mezcal and Jamaican rum sour with falernum, lime, and maraschino.
Base spirit
Mezcal
Style
Sour
Glassware
Coupe
Technique
Shake
Illegal combines mezcal and funky Jamaican rum with falernum, lime, and maraschino. Smoke, overripe fruit, and spice make it denser than a margarita and more complex than a basic mezcal sour. Shaken and served up, it is a modern agave-tiki crossover.
Ingredients
Servings
- • 1 oz mezcal
- • 0.75 oz Jamaican rum
- • 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
- • 0.5 oz falernum
- • 0.25 oz maraschino liqueur
- • 1 egg white optional
Did you know?
“Illegal was created by Enrico Collivasone and later popularized through modern craft and Death & Co circles as a mezcal-rum hybrid sour.”
Source:Modern craft cocktail attributions; Death & Co era menus
Bartender's Note
A funky Jamaican rum is important to the drink’s identity. Keep falernum and maraschino measured.
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How to make the Illegal
- 1 if using egg white
- 2Add ice and shake hard
- 3 into a chilled coupe
- 4Serve ungarnished
