Ink’s Mezcal Cocktail

Melina Meza, Ink | Los Angeles

Here, the spice and fruit notes of Byrrh are enhanced by the smokiness of the mezcal and the earthiness of beet juice to make an extremely unpredictable, yet balanced cocktail.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 1 1/4 ounce mezcal
  • 1 1/4 ounce mezcal
  • 3/4 ounce Byrrh
  • 3/4 ounce Byrrh
  • 1 ounce beet juice
  • 1 ounce beet juice
  • 1 ounce lime juice
  • 1 ounce lime juice
  • 3/4 ounce simple syrup
  • 3/4 ounce simple syrup
  • 2 dashes celery bitters
  • 2 dashes celery bitters

Garnish: lemon twist

Directions
  1. In a shaker tin, combine all ingredients with ice and shake.
  2. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
  3. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Tagged: byrrh, cocktail recipes, mezcal

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