Mexican Firing Squad Cocktail Recipe

Created in the 1930s at La Cucaracha Bar in Mexico City, a tequila cocktail with grenadine and bitters.

Ingredients

Method for creating a Mexican Firing Squad cocktail

Shake with ice, strain into a glass with ice, top with soda

Garnish

Lime wedge

Glassware

Lowball

Ice

Regular Ice

Nutrition Information for Mexican Firing Squad

  • Calories: There are 172 kcal in Mexican Firing Squad
  • ABV: Mexican Firing Squad has an ABV of 25%

Calorie Breakdown for Mexican Firing Squad

IngredientDoseCal/ozCalories
Tequila2 oz70 cal/oz140 kcal
Angostura Bitters2 dashes120 cal/oz5 kcal
Grenadine0.5 oz54 cal/oz27 kcal
Lime Juice0.75 oz6 cal/oz5 kcal
Total172 kcal

ABV Breakdown for Mexican Firing Squad

Cocktail booziness measures the amount of alcohol in a drink, expressed both as total alcohol volume (ml) and as a percentage of Alcohol By Volume (ABV) of the overall drink size.

IngredientDoseABV%Alcohol (ml)
Tequila2 oz40%24.0 ml
Angostura Bitters2 dashes44.7%0.5 ml
Total alcohol24.0 ml
Cocktail size98 ml
ABV = 24 / 98 × 10025%

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