# Mezcal

> Used in 2 IBA official cocktails, around 42% ABV.

Agave spirit with roasted, smoky character.

- Shelf: Spirits
- Spirit family: [Tequila & mezcal cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/tequila-mezcal-cocktails/index.md)
- Also searched as: espadin

## Cocktails with mezcal

- [Naked and Famous](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/naked-and-famous/index.md): uses 22.5 ml
- [Illegal](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/illegal/index.md): uses 30 ml

## Goes with

What shows up alongside mezcal most often on the IBA list.

- [Lime juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lime/index.md): in 2 of these cocktails
- [Simple syrup](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/simple-syrup/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Maraschino liqueur](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/maraschino/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Falernum](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/falernum/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Aperol](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/aperol/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Yellow Chartreuse](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/yellow-chartreuse/): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Overproof rum](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/overproof-rum/): in 1 of these cocktails

## Close substitutes

With substitutes switched on in My bar, any of these count as mezcal.

- [Tequila](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/tequila/index.md): 6 cocktails

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