
Spicy Mango Buck
Mezcal and blanco tequila shaken with lime, mango and spicy mango syrup, poured with ginger beer into a Tajin-rimmed highball. Smoke, spice and ripe fruit in a lively buck.
Medium
Difficulty
5 min
Time
196 Cal
Calories
1
Serving
Flavor profile
Tequila
Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.
Ingredients
- Ginger Beer· not in your bar2 ½ oz
Or swap: Ginger Ale — gentler, sweeter
- Tequila· not in your bar¾ oz
Or swap: Mezcal — adds smoke, Reposado Tequila — rounder, lightly oaked
- Lime Juice· not in your bar¾ oz
Or swap: Lemon Juice — softer citrus
- Mango Syrup· not in your bar¼ oz
Or swap: Pineapple Syrup — sharper tropical note
- Mango· not in your bar1
- Mezcal· not in your bar1 oz
Or swap: Tequila — loses the smoke
- Mango Purée· not in your bar½ oz
Or swap: Mango — blend fresh mango, Peach Purée — stone-fruit swap
Instructions
Select and pre-chill a Highball.
Rim glass with Tajín /paprika seasoning works well if you moisten with orange or lemon.
Shake first 5 ingredients with ice.
Strain into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring ginger beer.
Garnish with mango wedge on rim.
Pairs well with
Mezcal smoke and spicy mango ride ginger beer — cooling street-corn snacks buck along:
- Elote corn bites
- Mango with chili-lime salt
- Queso fresco cubes
- Salted plantain chips




