Fresa Verde
A blanco tequila cocktail made with green pepper, strawberry, lime juice, and pomegranate molasses. It is tart, lightly sweet, and moderate strength at about 15% ABV.
6
Shake with ice and fine-strain into a chilled coupe
Fresa Verde
Making on the scale needs Web Bluetooth — use Chrome on desktop or Android. You can still Preview the steps.
Volume158 ml
Strength15% ABV
Alcohol24 ml (19 g)59 ml of vodka (40%)2 shots (of 30ml)
Sugar7.6 g (4.8%)2 sugar cubes
Acidity1.23%
Sweet vs sourTart
Jim Meehan (Summer 2008)
Similar cocktails
Lawn Dart
A split-base tequila and gin cocktail with green pepper, lime, agave syrup, and Green Chartreuse. It is moderately acidic, lightly sweet and balanced, and moderate in strength at about 15% ABV.
Green Chartreuse and agave syrup in place of strawberries and pomegranate molasses, plus added gin, make it more herbal, botanical, and sweeter with less fruit.
- Same: Blanco tequila, muddled green pepper and .75 oz lime juice, shaken and fine-strained.
- Different: 1 oz each of tequila and gin; agave syrup and Green Chartreuse instead of strawberries and pomegranate molasses; served over ice in a Collins glass with a lime wheel and an umbrella.
Monkey Gland
A gin-based cocktail with absinthe, orange juice, and pomegranate molasses. It is lightly acidic and off-dry, and at about 16% ABV it is of moderate strength.
Gin, orange juice and absinthe make it less tart and vegetal, with anise notes.
- Same: Pomegranate molasses, shaken into a chilled coupe.
- Different: 2 oz gin instead of tequila; 1 oz orange juice and an absinthe rinse instead of lime, strawberry and green pepper; a barspoon of molasses; no garnish.
Paloma
A tequila cocktail made with reposado tequila, grapefruit soda, lime juice, and salt. It is tart and off-dry, with moderate strength at about 14% ABV.
Grapefruit soda replacing the muddled pepper, strawberries and molasses makes it citrusy and bittersweet, while reposado tequila adds a mild oaky note.
- Same: 2 oz tequila and lime juice.
- Different: Reposado tequila; grapefruit soda instead of the muddled pepper, strawberries and molasses; .5 oz lime juice; built over ice in a salt-rimmed Collins glass with a grapefruit wheel.
Tommy's Margarita
A low-proof tequila cocktail with blanco tequila, agave syrup, and lime juice. It is lightly tart and lightly sweet, with low strength at about 12% ABV.
Agave syrup replacing the muddled green pepper, strawberries and pomegranate molasses removes the fruity and vegetal notes, leaving a sweeter, more lime-forward agave drink.
- Same: 2 oz blanco tequila and lime juice, shaken.
- Different: 1 oz agave syrup instead of the muddled pepper, strawberries and pomegranate molasses; 1 oz lime juice; strained over ice in a rocks glass with no garnish.
Resting Point
A reposado tequila cocktail with strawberry, agave syrup, lemon juice, Punt e Mes, and Yellow Chartreuse. It is acidic, sweet, and moderately alcoholic at about 14% ABV.
Punt e Mes and Yellow Chartreuse make it sweeter, herbal and more bitter, without the green-pepper vegetal note.
- Same: Tequila and muddled strawberry, fine-strained into a chilled coupe with a strawberry garnish.
- Different: 1.5 oz reposado tequila; lemon juice, agave, Punt e Mes and Yellow Chartreuse instead of lime, green pepper and pomegranate molasses.
Margarita
A tequila-based cocktail with lime juice, Cointreau, and a little agave syrup. It is tart from citrus, lightly sweet, and moderate in strength at about 16% ABV.
Cointreau and agave make it sweeter and orange-flavoured, without the strawberry or green-pepper notes.
- Same: 2 oz blanco tequila and .75 oz lime juice, shaken.
- Different: Cointreau and agave syrup instead of strawberry, green pepper and pomegranate molasses; served over ice in a rocks glass or up, with a lime wheel.
Fresa Verde