#WeekendCocktail - Tangy Three Chili Smoky Orange Mezcalita

This is a Mezcalita, the spicier, smokier, orangey and mysterious alter ego to the well known Margarita. There is something very special about the combination of the smoky notes of the mezcal mixed with the sweet and tangy flavours of orange and finished with a salty-spicy punch of a good rim salt that wake up your palate. Make it today, have one or a few and let us know what you think!

 

Tangy Three Chili Smoky Orange Mezcalita

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 drink

Playing w/Food Tangy Three Chili Salt, as needed for the rim

Lime wedges, for lining the rim & garnish

1 1/2 ounces Mezcal

2 ounces fresh orange juice 

1 ounce fresh lime juice

3 dashes orange bitters

1-2 tsp agave syrup

Plenty of ice 

 

Procedure:

1. To prepare your glass: run a wedge of lime around the top edge of your glass. Dip it into Playing w/Food Tangy Three Chili Salt. Add ice and set aside.

2. For cocktail: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add mezcal, orange & lime juices, orange bitters and agave syrup (you may omit). Close tight and shake well.

3. Pour mixture into your prepared glass, garnish with a lime & enjoy.

Note: You can make more than one drink at a time.