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Smoke and Mirrors (mezcal-based)

Aperitivo/aperitif · Sours (citrus) · Spicy (e.g. Spicy Fifty)

4.2 45 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Mezcal
1/3 oz Orange Curaçao
1/3 oz Chilli liqueur
1/3 oz Ginger liqueur
1/3 oz Pineapple juice
1 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz Egg white (pasteurised)

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare dust garnish made with an equal mix of powdered sugar, salt and cayenne pepper.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  2. 4 DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
  3. 5 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 6 Dust with pre-mixed sugar, salt and cayenne dust.

Flavour profile

16.6% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 204 calories

History

A Mezcal Margarita with chili, ginger and pineapple, mellowed by egg white foam.

Melissa Yard created this drink in 2018 at Joséphine Wine Bar in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Her original recipe included a homemade pineapple jalapeño syrup and did not call for chili liqueur.

Created by Melissa Yard