

The Peach Mezca l is the right combination of sweet and bitter, with a lovely lingering taste of mezcal. Strain into a coupe or martini glass and serve. Shake together muddled peaches, fresh peach juice, mezcal, agave nectar, bitters and ice. Make these mezcal cocktails in peach season as a refreshing treat on a balmy summer’s evening with friends. The Peach Mezcal is pays tribute to this stone fruit’s fresh flavors. It’s the perfect combination of sweet, savory, bitter and smoky. To make one you’re going to mix together equal parts mezcal, Campari and sweet vermouth and when you taste it, you’ll see why this Negroni just works.

You wouldn’t think that a Mezcal Negroni would work, but you’d be wrong. Mezcal NegroniĮveryone loves a good Negroni and this popular Italian cocktail has given birth to loads of fun variations for different tastes. Be careful though…this mule’s got a kick. Sweet, tart, smoky and refreshing, the Mezcal Mule is a brilliant cocktail for a night with friends. The garnishes also add super interesting flavors with candied ginger, sliced cucumber and a dusting of chili powder added to the mix. While ginger beer and lime remain firmly rooted in this recipe, the addition of mezcal, agave nectar and passionfruit make this mezcal cocktail one for the books. The thing we love about the Mezcal Mule is the fun use of ingredients. This isn’t the first riff on the traditional Moscow Mule, and a Gin-Gin Mule and Kentucky Mule are two other variations you can try at home. This is a great cocktail if you’re introducing your friends to the taste of mezcal. Give your Moscow Mule a Mezcal twist for a cocktail that is packed with flavor. You can add some flair and garnish your cocktail with a flamed orange peel. These easy mezcal cocktails call for reposado tequila, mezcal, agave syrup, and bitters. This version was created in 2007 in New York and gave this spirit a boost in popularity across the US. This mezcal cocktail recipe is also known as an Oaxaca Old Fashioned, inspired by the mezcal producing region. Serve these elegant drinks when you’re feeling a little fancy. This frothy cocktail has a lovely layered taste: smokiness from the mezcal, sourness from the lime and an extra agave boost thanks to the infused syrup. To make one you’re going to need mezcal (obviously) fresh lime juice, amaro, agave syrup and an egg. If you didn’t know this, smoky and sour combinations work really well. Remember how we said everything whiskey can do, mezcal can do (better)? This Mezcal Sour is a classic example of that. Be a little boujee and mix your drinks with mezcal when friends are thirsty for margaritas.

Easy to make in a pitcher or as a single serve, mezcal gives the margarita a smoky spin and turns it into something really special. These Mexican drinks are probably our favorite mezcal cocktails right now. We are massive fans of the classic Margarita here at The Mixer, so we’re obviously very excited about this version. Serve these sweet and tangy smoky cocktails this summer for something a little different. Top your mezcal cocktail with soda water and garnish with a slice of grapefruit or lime. To make a Mezcal Paloma, rim a chilled glass with coarse salt, add ice, stir in tequila, mezcal, simple syrup, fresh lime and grapefruit juice. It just tastes better and adds more depth of flavor. We also prefer using freshly squeezed grapefruit juice and then adding soda. You’re going to give it a delicious mezcal twist, by adding simple syrup, and of course mezcal. The classic Paloma uses just three ingredients: grapefruit soda, lime juice and tequila. But if you’re thirsty right now, here are 10 of the best mezcal cocktails that you can make at home. You can learn more about the difference between mezcal and tequila in our handy guide. Its savory and smoky flavor profile makes it a great substitution for whiskey in cocktails. While mezcal mixes well with just about anything tequila does, this spirit is more versatile. Most mezcal is produced in the state of Oaxaca. Most tequila is produced in the state of Jalisco.This is what gives Mezcal its unique smoky flavor. Mezcal is made from the sugars of agave plants that have been roasted in wood-fired pits. Tequila is made from the sugars of steamed agave plants (above ground).Mezcal is made with over 40 agave species. Tequila is made with the blue Weber agave plant.Before we even get started on all our epic mezcal cocktails, we want to make sure that you know the difference between mezcal and tequila:
