Mexican Tricycle

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Cocktail History

The Mexican Tricycle is a modern cocktail that was created by Andrew Volk at Portland Hunt + Alpine Club in Portland, Maine. According to its inventor, it's made with mezcal, Cynar, and hard cider and is meant to be a cool-weather variation of Jeff Morgenthaler’s Broken Bike, which is itself a riff on the Bicicletta.

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Cocktail Ingredients

To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following ingredients:

Mezcal: This is a spirit made in Mexico with agave, sugar, and alcohol that is aged in an underground pit lined with wood. I used Del Maguey Vida Mezcal.

Cynar: This is a liqueur made in Italy with artichokes, herbs, spices, sugar, and alcohol.

Hard Cider: This is an alcoholic beverage made with fermented apple juice. I used Red's Hard Apple Ale.

Lime Wheel: This is a lime slice that has been cut into a circular shape.

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Bartending Tools

To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following bar tools:

Jigger: This is used to measure and pour ingredients. I used the Japanese jigger from the A Bar Above 14-Piece Silver Bar Set.

Bar Spoon: This is used to stir ingredients. I used the Barfly Stainless Steel Teardrop Bar Spoon.

Paring Knife: This is used to cut ingredients. I used the OXO Good Grips 3.5 Inch Paring Knife.

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Tasting Notes

This cocktail has the following flavor profile:

• Appearance: Orange-brown color

• Aroma: Light lime and smoky spirit

• Taste: Tart apple flavor that quickly leads into bold, earthy mezcal

• Finish: Bitter Cynar and more smoky mezcal

Kendall’s Rating: ⭐

Kendall’s Take: "I don’t care for mezcal or Cynar, but I went into this tasting intrigued about how the two ingredients would taste when mixed with the cider. I expected them to be largely masked by the cider, but they weren’t at all. I mostly tasted smoky mezcal with a hit of Cynar’s bitterness at the end. Ultimately, the Mexican Tricycle wasn’t for me, but it was interesting. I’ll give it that."

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Recipe

This cocktail recipe was adapted from The Essential Cocktail Book: A Complete Guide to Modern Drinks by the editors of PUNCH and Megan Krigbaum.