October 21 is National Mezcal Day, where people around the globe show their appreciation to tequila’s smokier cousin. Celebrate with a Mezcalrito! It’s the smokier cousin of the margarita, with an extra sweet, sour, salty, and tangy flavor from the kiamoy (salty dried plum) powder. This festive cocktail will put you in a celebratory mood. Cheers!

Ingredients:

45 ml Mezcal
30 ml Cointreau
15 ml Agave
30 ml Lime
Salt, sugar, chilli, kiamoy powder - mixed and lining the glass (rim with agave syrup first)
Mezcalrito ingredients

Directions:

Pour ingredients into a tin shaker. 
Add ice and shake. 
Strain into a a glass with ice rimmed with salt, sugar, chili, and kiamoy powder.
Garnish with lime wedge. 
Mezcalrito cocktail

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