Mezcal · Shake · Coupe · 5 min
Division Bell
A Last Word built on mezcal and Aperol: smoky, bittersweet and sharp. Phil Ward made it at Mayahuel in New York.
What's in it
- 30ml (1 oz) Mezcal
- 22.5ml (¾ oz) Aperol
- 15ml (½ oz) Maraschino liqueur
- 22.5ml (¾ oz) Lime juice
- 1 Grapefruit twist optional
How to make it
- Chill a coupe.
- Shake the mezcal, Aperol, maraschino and lime juice hard with ice.
- Double strain into the chilled coupe and express a grapefruit twist over the top.
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What cocktail can I make?Where it came from
Ward created it in 2009 while he was building Mayahuel, his East Village agave bar, and named it after Pink Floyd's 1994 album The Division Bell, which he reportedly played on repeat during the build. It is often credited with helping to bring mezcal to the attention of American drinkers, and it predates Joaquín Simó's similar Naked and Famous by a few years. Mayahuel has since closed.
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