One Armed Bandit

Name: One Armed Bandit
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 8 ml Simple Syrup; 45 ml Mezcal; 23 ml Lime Juice; 23 ml Lillet Blanc

Mezcal shaken with lime juice and a little simple syrup, rounded off by Lillet Blanc into a smoky, citrusy sour on the rocks. Created by AussieBen in 2011.

AussieBen created the One Armed Bandit in Carroll Gardens, New York, in November 2011. The creator had broken an arm in a bicycle accident and was making drinks at a gathering with only one working arm, which gave the cocktail its name.

Method

Shaken

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Medium

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Dry

Floral

Smoky

Sour