Snake Eyes
Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 11.3% ABV ∙
The Snake Eyes is a shaken mezcal cocktail mixing coconut water, lime, cane syrup, and banana liqueur, served over ice in a salt-rimmed glass.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Rim the glass with salt
- Shake all ingredients with ice: Mezcal 45 mlCoconut water 60 mlLime juice 10 mlCane syrup 15 mlBanana liqueur 5 ml
- Strain into the ice-filled glass
Tips
- Wet only the outer edge of the rim before salting, so the salt doesn't fall into the drink.
- At 5 ml the banana liqueur is just a hint behind the mezcal, so measure it rather than free-pouring.
History
The Snake Eyes was created in 2021 by Ally Marrone, head bartender, and Robby Dow, beverage director, at Grand Army Bar in Brooklyn, New York. It draws on a Caribbean tradition of mixing blended Scotch whisky with coconut water, a combination long popular as a casual highball in Trinidad and other islands. Marrone and Dow reworked that pairing into a shaken cocktail by swapping in smoky mezcal for the Scotch and adding a portion of banana liqueur for a tropical accent, with lime juice and cane syrup rounding out the balance.
FAQ
What is in a Snake Eyes cocktail?
45 ml mezcal, 60 ml coconut water, 10 ml fresh lime juice, 15 ml cane syrup, and 5 ml banana liqueur. It reworks the Caribbean habit of mixing blended Scotch with coconut water, with smoky mezcal in place of the Scotch.
How strong is a Snake Eyes cocktail?
About 11.3% ABV, light for a mezcal cocktail because the 60 ml of coconut water stretches the spirit. It drinks closer to a low-ABV highball than a spirit-forward mezcal sour.
Why is it called Snake Eyes?
The origin of the name is not documented.
