The Golden Ananás
Lynnette Marrero's "desert island drink" combines fino sherry, aged rum, a "cheeky" measure of mezcal and that favorite tropical staple: pineapple.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Smog Cutter
Dan Greenbaum of Attaboy opts for a lighter interpretation of the Margaladaoma challenge.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Margaladaoma
A cross between a Margarita, a Paloma and a Michelada.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Lizzie Munro
La Quebrada Spritz
Austin Hartman's crema de mezcal-based take on the spritz draws its name from Hartman's grandfather's pasttime, cliff-diving in Acapulco.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Una Vita da Signori
At his cocktail bar near the Vatican, Massimo D’Addezio combines mezcal and Martini Gran Lusso with bitter flavors and an amaro infused with Cinchona, Peruvian bark and bitter orange.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Gabriele Stabile
Darkside
Between the buttery mezcal, nutty vermouth, bitter amaro and rich moscatel sherry, this drink is an earthy spice-bomb, made more so by the addition of hot and “woodsy” aji panca…
- story: Bianca Prum
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Valiant Little Taylor
Tamarind liqueur is the key to this mezcal-based stirred drink from Brooklyn's Damon Boelte.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo:
Mezcal Margarita
A mezcal spin on the timeless Margarita from New York's now-shuttered Mayahuel.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Shannon Sturgis
Mexican Tricycle
A mezcal-based riff on a riff, this Bicicletta variation gets topped with cider.
- story: Joanna Harkins
- photo: Daniel Krieger
