Sip of the Month: Mezcalita

Ready to upgrade your summer cocktail game? If you’ve mastered the margarita and loved the Paloma, it’s time to shake up a mezcalita. This smoky, refreshing twist is the ultimate warm-weather upgrade for agave lovers.

MEZCALITA

INGREDIENTS

Serves 1
2 ounces Mezcal Espadin Joven
½ ounces orange liqueur
1 ounces fresh-squeezed lime juice
¼ ounces agave nectar
Tajin (for glass rim) 

METHOD

Rim border of an Old Fashioned or rocks glass with Tajin.

Add mezcalita ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake.

Strain into a glass and garnish with a lime wheel.       

Recipe and photo via Wine Enthusiast