With its smokey Mexican mezcal base, this ombre pomegranate cocktail makes a subtle tribute to Day of the Dead traditions. Agave is used to make mezcal, just as tequila. However, agave hearts are roasted in an underground firepit with a stone floor for many days prior to fermentation to give mezcal its smokey flavor. The pomegranate simple syrup recipe can be found in the footnote.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 10 mins |
| Servings: | 1 |
| Yield: | 1 drink |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coarse smoked salt
- 1 tablespoon coarse white decorator sugar
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
- ice
- 1 fluid ounce tequila
- ¾ fluid ounce lime juice
- ½ fluid ounce mezcal
- 2 fluid ounces club soda
- 1 tablespoon pomegranate simple syrup
Instructions
- Mix smoked salt and white decorating sugar together on a small plate. Wipe the rim of a Collins glass with a lime wedge, then dip rim into salt mixture. Fill glass with ice.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with more ice. Pour in tequila, lime juice, and mezcal. Cover and shake until very cold. Strain into prepared glass and add club soda. Slowly drizzle pomegranate simple syrup; the syrup will settle to the bottom of the glass, making for great color variation.
- To make enough pomegranate simple syrup for 4 cocktails: Put 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup pomegranate juice in a screw-top jar. Cover and shake until sugar is dissolved. Chill, covered, for up to 1 week.