Mexican Razor Blade
A simple but bold mix of cucumber, lime and tequila or mezcal.
- story: Liz Lucking
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Tex-Anne
A mezcal Margarita amped up with spice from the Chartreuse and green Tabasco.
- story: Mary Anne Porto
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Fumata Bianca
A soft, yet edgy mixture of sweet, herbal and smoky that goes down easy.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Naked & Famous
A remix of the Last Word and the Paper Plane.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Season of Strangers
The earthy, herbal flavor of baijiu is complemented by smoky mezcal.
- story: Mary Anne Porto
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Cotopasi
A stirred combination of mezcal and dry vermouth is topped with a layer of Cruzan blackstrap rum.
- story: Lizzie Munro
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Citrus and Smoke
In this play on the Gin & Tonic, gin is replaced with savory mezcal and paired with citrusy, full-bodied Boylan Heritage Tonic and a honey-salt rim.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Josh Williams
El Pepe
A mezcal Margarita with herbaceous génépy standing in for Cointreau.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Mess-cal
A mega-sized take on a request for a drink that brings to mind "a rabid polar bear wrestling a naked clown," The Mess-cal is well suited to its name.
- story: Lizzie Munro
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Nightmarcher
A riff on the Last Word combining Chinese mangosteen fruit, tequila, mezcal, yellow Chartreuse and celery bitters, the Nightmarcher is garnished with frozen smoked mangosteen served on a pineapple leaf.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Sharon Radisch