🍊 Nagpur Orange

Mezcal, blood orange, grapefruit liqueur & Spicewala citrus salt rim — GupShup NYC

Mezcal
5 min
Shaken
Rocks Glass
~17%
GupShup
Ingredients
  • 50ml mezcal (Del Maguey Vida preferred)
  • 30ml fresh blood orange juice (or navel orange)
  • 15ml Giffard Pamplemousse or Cointreau
  • 15ml fresh lime juice
  • Citrus salt rim: mix 1 tbsp flaky sea salt + ¼ tsp chaat masala + ¼ tsp dried orange zest
  • Ice
  • Blood orange half-wheel & salt pinch to garnish
Method
  1. 1
    RimMix the citrus salt on a plate. Wet the rim of a rocks glass with orange and press into the mix.
  2. 2
    ShakeCombine mezcal, blood orange juice, pamplemousse, and lime juice in a shaker with ice. Shake hard.
  3. 3
    StrainStrain over a large ice cube in the prepared glass.
  4. 4
    GarnishAdd a blood orange half-wheel and a tiny pinch of chaat masala salt on top.

About This Cocktail

Nagpur in central Maharashtra is so synonymous with oranges that it is officially known as India's Orange City. The Nagpuri (Kamala) orange — small, sweet, and deeply flavoured — is India's most prized orange variety, harvested November through January. GupShup's Nagpur Orange uses blood orange (which shares the sweet-tart intensity of the Nagpuri variety) with mezcal's smoke and pamplemousse (French grapefruit liqueur) for bitterness. The Spicewala citrus salt is a proprietary spice blend from a Chicago-based Indian spice company.

Variations

Tequila NagpurReplace mezcal with blanco tequila for a cleaner, less smoky version that highlights the orange more
Nagpur SpritzTop with Fever-Tree blood orange soda for a 12% ABV spritz version
Nagpur PalomaReplace pamplemousse with grapefruit soda and reduce spirits — a Paloma crossed with an orange sour
Bartender Tips

Blood oranges are seasonal (December–March); fresh navel or Cara Cara orange juice works well in other months. Pamplemousse (French grapefruit liqueur) has a more bitter, less sweet profile than Cointreau or triple sec — this bitterness is important as a counterpoint to the blood orange's sweetness. Del Maguey Vida is the approachable entry-level mezcal — its smoke doesn't dominate.

Source Restaurant
Restaurant
GupShup, New York City
Spirit
Mezcal
Method
Shaken
ABV
~17%
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Where to drink this
Restaurant
GupShup
Address
409 Park Ave South, New York, NY 10016
Style
Modern Indian cocktail bar & restaurant
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