Where there's smoke...we'll add fire. This eye-catching recipe combines Vida Mezcal and Boylan Heritage Tonic in a simple, but surprisingly complex cocktail. The mezcal already brings smokey flavor, but we like adding a little showmanship with a flamed strip of grapefruit zest. The final touch is a honey-sea salt rim, to balance out all that fire and brimstone.
Citrus & Smoke
Makes one cocktail
- 1 shot mezcal (we like Vida Mezcal)
- 3 1/2 shots Boylan Heritage Tonic
- 1 strip grapefruit zest
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt
- Rim a rocks glass with honey and sea salt. Fill with crushed ice.
- Combine the mezcal and Boylan Heritage Tonic in the glass.
- Flame the grapefruit zest over the surface of the cocktail and garnish with the flamed zest.
