White Mezcal Negroni

Maxwell Reis, Gracias Madre | Los Angeles

Maxwell Reis, Beverage Director for Gracias Madre in Los Angeles, is a proselytizer for cocktails with a split base of gin and mezcal. “I love blowing people’s minds with the combination of gin and mezcal. Even though [they] are such extreme flavors and polarized concepts, I often find the herbaceousness of gin and the natural minerality of mezcal blend together seamlessly.” In this White Negroni riff, Reis also trades out the traditional Suze for the lighter Salers, putting the mezcal and gin alchemy front and center in the cocktail.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 3/4 ounce London dry gin
  • 3/4 ounce London dry gin
  • 3/4 ounce espadin mezcal
  • 3/4 ounce espadin mezcal
  • 3/4 ounce Salers Aperitif
  • 3/4 ounce Salers Aperitif
  • 3/4 ounce blanc vermouth, preferably Dolin
  • 3/4 ounce blanc vermouth, preferably Dolin

Garnish: grapefruit twist or mint sprig

Directions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice.
  2. Stir until chilled.
  3. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
  4. Garnish with a grapefruit twist or mint sprig.

Tagged: Suze