Mezcal Mai Tai

Name: Mezcal Mai Tai
Ingredients: 2 ounces mezcal, like Banhez Joven; 1 ounce lime juice and lime hull; ¾ ounce orgeat, like Small Hands Foods Orgeat; ½ ounce Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao; ¼ ounce Demerara syrup (2 parts Demerara sugar: 1 part hot water); Large mint bouquet, orange peel and flower, for garnish

By Kara Newman

Courtesy Shelby Allison and Paul McGee, co-owners, Lost Lake, Chicago

For guests who want a tiki-style drink but want to explore spirits beyond rum, Allison and McGee say that the mezcal version of the mai tai is a staple at Lost Lake.

Ingredients

2 ounces mezcal, like Banhez Joven
1 ounce lime juice and lime hull
¾ ounce orgeat, like Small Hands Foods Orgeat
½ ounce Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
¼ ounce Demerara syrup (2 parts Demerara sugar: 1 part hot water)
Large mint bouquet, orange peel and flower, for garnish

Directions

Add all ingredients (except garnishes) to cocktail shaker with cubed ice. Shake for 5 seconds. Pour all ingredients, unstrained, into double Old Fashioned glass, and fill with crushed ice. Garnish with large mint bouquet, orange peel and flower.

Published on November 21, 2019

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