CLASSIC COCKTAIL · 2000–present
Naked and Famous
Mezcal, Aperol, yellow Chartreuse and lime: smoky, bitter and bright.
2011Modern classicResearched
Joaquín Simó created the Naked and Famous in 2011 for the menu at Death & Co in New York, taking the equal-parts structure of the Last Word and rebuilding it on mezcal: yellow Chartreuse for the herbal spine, Aperol for the bitter-orange role maraschino used to play, and lime to keep it sharp. It was an instant modern classic, and it is the drink most often credited with making mezcal a standard rather than a novelty base in American bars.
- It belongs to a small equal-parts family — Last Word, Paper Plane, Naked and Famous — that modern bars treat as a set.
“The four ingredients are measured in the same jigger, which is why the drink travels so well between bars.”
THE RECIPE
Ingredients
- Mezcal22.5 ml
- Aperol22.5 ml
- Yellow Chartreuse22.5 ml
- Lime juice22.5 ml
Method
Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a coupe and serve without garnish.
Coupe · no garnish