The Real Deal heading dates Mayahuel to 2005, conflicting with this book's 2009 opening account; the actual recipe date is unresolved. Angelica tincture and celery bitters are offered as alternatives, not chemically identical ingredients. No universal shaking rule is established.
Simonson2021, Mezcapolitan through The Real Deal; supplied PDF ordinals 91–100. Full book reviewed; source paraphrase, not quotation.
Naked and Famous uses an equal-part four-component structure; Perfect Pear depends on a specific spiced pear liqueur; Polar Bear offers an angelica-tincture substitution and expressly calls for shaking despite no citrus, egg or dairy. The Real Deal splits its vermouth contribution and adds Fernet.
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Naked and Famous uses an equal-part four-component structure; Perfect Pear depends on a specific spiced pear liqueur; Polar Bear offers an angelica-tincture substitution and expressly calls for shaking despite no citrus, egg or dairy. The Real Deal splits its vermouth contribution and adds Fernet.
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PDF pp.91–100; Mezcapolitan through The Real Deal. PDF ordinals, not an inferred print-page offset. No access · Mezcal and Tequila Cocktails — full-source review and recipe index.
Annotation
The Real Deal heading dates Mayahuel to 2005, conflicting with this book's 2009 opening account; the actual recipe date is unresolved. Angelica tincture and celery bitters are offered as alternatives, not chemically identical ingredients. No universal shaking rule is established.
Citation: Simonson2021 MT07 — Mezcapolitan through The Real Deal.