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Metexa

A stirred aperitif of Cocchi Americano, blanco tequila and Swedish punsch.

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The Metexa comes from the Café Royal Cocktail Book, published in 1930s London, where it combined Lillet, tequila and Swedish punsch. Both versions here use Cocchi Americano in place of the Lillet, in the same amount. The choice is how much tequila and punsch to add. In Punch's recipe, Jamie Boudreau of Seattle's Canon uses less of each, stirs a grapefruit peel with the ice and garnishes with grapefruit. Cocktail Virgin keeps the book's proportions and finishes with an orange twist.

Recipe 1 · PUNCH

Punch: Jamie Boudreau's update

Contains alcohol

Ingredients

Original recipe quantities.

See the proportions

Share of the measured liquid, before ice. Unmeasured additions and non-volume ingredients are excluded.

Cocchi Americano
75%
blanco tequila, preferably Fortaleza
25%

Method as published

  1. Put the Cocchi Americano, tequila, Swedish punsch and grapefruit peel in a mixing glass.
  2. Add ice and stir.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe.

Garnish Grapefruit twist

  • Tequila: blanco, preferably Fortaleza.
  • Swedish punsch: preferably Kronan.
  • The grapefruit peel in the ingredient list is for stirring. The grapefruit twist garnish is listed separately.
  • Makes one drink.

Recipe source: PUNCH ↗

Recipe 2 · cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com

Cocktail Virgin: book proportions

Contains alcohol

Ingredients

Original recipe quantities.

Method as published

  1. Stir the tequila, Swedish punsch and Cocchi Americano with ice.
  2. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Garnish Orange twist, which the writer added to the recipe

  • Each ingredient line gives the book's share first, followed in parentheses by the ounces and bottle actually used.
  • The book recipe names Lillet. This drink was made with Cocchi Americano.
  • Tequila: Casa Noble Blanco was used.
  • Swedish punsch: a homemade batch was used. Its recipe is not given with this drink.

Recipe source: cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com ↗

Lillet in the book, Cocchi Americano in the glass

Cocchi Americano is a quinquina, an aromatized wine that contains quinine. It is citrusy like Lillet Blanc and is thought to be closer to the original Kina Lillet than today's Lillet Blanc, which carries less quinine. To make either version as published, buy Cocchi Americano; a bottle of Lillet Blanc would be a departure from both.