MB Cocktail Contest: Sean Zimmer vs. Matt Hamlin

Sean Zimmer Ingredients: 2 parts Alberta Premium Rye Whiskey 2 parts Drambuie 1 part Cointreau 1.5 parts fresh lime juice Stir with ice 10 times clockwise, 10 times counter-clockwise. Drain into chilled martini glass. Repeat until Bastardized.

Matt Hamlin Ingredients: 1 oz Mezcal (Del Maguey Chichicapa) .5 oz Dry Vermouth (Dolin Dry) .5 oz Sweet Vermouth (Dolin Sweet) 1.5 bar spoons Maraschino (Luxardo) Stir all ingredients over ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Winner: Matt Hamlin
Score: 4-1
Game Summary: We will be mixing Zimmer's drink on occasion this summer. The Drambuie really pumps the flavor, along with the lime, of course. Hamlin's is pretty genius. Take the equivalent of agave Laphroaig ($60/bottle Del Maguey Chichicapa mezcal), and make it perfect with a touch of Luxardo Maraschino. If you've acquired a taste for mezcal (an MB requirement), this is good stuff.

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