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Show your Wicked side with these mezcal cocktails for Oscars night

Whether you're Team Galinda or Team Elphaba

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If you’re getting ready for the biggest movie awards night of the year tomorrow, we’ve already given you some Oscars-themed cocktails to try. But for those of you who are cheering on Wicked in particular, we’ve got some fun color coordinated drinks to celebrate the surprising musical smash of the year.

These drinks from Mezcal Unión come in the signature green or pink shades of Elphaba and Galinda, making use of matcha powder and Peychaud Bitters to give a colorful twist to these tasty concoctions. There’s a twist on a traditional Margarita using mezcal in place of tequila, and a take on the Clover Club which uses mezcal rather than gin. Cheers to Wicked‘s 10 Oscar nominations!

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The Bad Witch

Mezcal Unión

Ingredients:

  • 1.25 oz Mezcal Viejo
  • 0.75 oz Pineapple Juice
  • 0.5 oz Lemon Juice
  • 0.5 oz Honey Syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon Matcha Powder
  • Top with: 1 oz Fever Tree Tonic Water

Method:

  1. Combine all ingredients except tonic water in a cocktail shaker and dry shake to emulsify the matcha powder.
  2. Wet Shake: Add ice and shake again for dilution and temperature.
  3. Fine strain into a rocks glass.
  4. Top with Fever Tree Tonic Water and garnish with a pineapple leaf.

The Good Witch

Mezcal Unión

Ingredients:

  • 1.25 oz Mezcal Unión Uno
  • .25 oz Pineapple Juice
  • .75 oz Lemon Juice
  • .75 oz Simple Syrup
  • 1 Egg White or 1-2 Dashes Vegan Egg White Foam Alternative
  • 2 dashes Peychaud Bitters

Method:

  1. Dry Shake: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and dry shake to emulsify.
  2. Wet Shake: Add ice and shake again for dilution and temperature.
  3. Strain: Fine strain the cocktail into a chilled coupe glass.
  4. Garnish: Garnish with a dehydrated rose
Georgina Torbet
Georgina Torbet
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Georgina Torbet is a cocktail enthusiast based in Berlin, with an ever-growing gin collection and a love for trying out new…

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