Surdyk's staff is here to show you how to use a specialty spirit or liqueur in several ways so you can feel confident about your purchase AND avoid lingering bottles in the back of the bar cabinet.
One Bottle, Endless Possibilities: Xila Licor De Agave 7 Notas
Posted on Jan 15th 2026
Surdyk's Staff
THE BOTTLE: Xila Licor de Agave 7 Notas from Mexico
Xila Licor de Agave 7 Notas is a mezcal-based liqueur that blends tradition, craft, and layered flavor. Built on artisanal espadín mezcal from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, it features seven distinct notes—caramelized pineapple, lavender, ancho chile, hibiscus, clove, cinnamon, and black pepper—working in balance from floral to warm and gently spiced. Made at the female-owned Flor de Luna Distillery in Mexico City, Xila is named for the Zapotec word for “women” and offers a modern, versatile take on agave.
Ways to Use It:
1oz Xila Licor de Agave 7 Notas
½ oz cinnamon syrup
1 shot espresso
1 ½ oz Loon Liquor Vodka (local & organic!)
1 pinch of salt
1 cinnamon stick, optional
Add the ingredients to a cocktail shaker. Shake for 15 to 20 seconds. Strain the cocktail through a cocktail strainer into a coupe glass. Garnish with cinnamon.
1 ¼ oz Xila Licor de Agave 7 Notas
¾ oz Liber Orgeat
¾ oz lemon Juice
1 oz Chairman’s Reserve Rum
3 dashes Peychaud's Bitter
Garnish: lime wheel
Add the ingredients to the shaker. Shake for 15 seconds. Strain into a lowball glass.
Xila's signature cocktail!
1 oz Xila Licor de Agave 7 Notas
1 oz Lustau Dry Vermouth
Thomas Henry Tonic Water
Garnish: Orange peel and olive
Add Xila and vermouth into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake. Strain into a wine glass filled with ice. Fill to top with tonic and garnish with orange peel and an olive.
2 oz Chateau d’Orignac VSOP Cognac
1 oz Xila Licor de Agave 7 Notas
¾ oz lemon juice
superfine sugar
Garnish: orange or lemon twist
Run a lemon wedge around the rim of a chilled coupe or martini glass, then dip the rim in a plate of superfine sugar to coat. Combine the cognac, Xila, lemon juice, in a shaker filled with ice. Shake well until the shaker is thoroughly chilled (about 15-20 seconds). Strain into your prepared glass. Garnish by expressing the oils from the orange or lemon twist around the rim of the cocktail glass, then drop it in.
Drizzle over vanilla ice cream, mix into melted dark chocolate for a spicy dip for churros, or add a shot to hot cocoa!