Sweet Smoke

Name: Sweet Smoke
Ingredients: 2 oz Mezcal; .75 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth; 1 oz Velvet Falernum; .5 oz Suze; 6 drop(s) Hopped Grapefruit Bitters; 4 Pieces Charred Pineapple

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By Melissa Hoyle

Submitted on: January 24, 2023

Seasonal

Spirit Forward

An off-sounding list of ingredients came together and made a cocktail baby. Mezcal and pineapple are fantastic bedfellows and charring the pineapple adds another layer of smokey complexity. I didn’t think the vermouth and Suze would work here but surprisingly they do! It’s an oddly tropical leaning drink with a firm smokey, herbal presence. Let me know what y’all think! Cheers 🍸!

Ingredients

2 oz
Mezcal

.75 oz
Dolin Blanc Vermouth

1 oz
Velvet Falernum

.5 oz
Suze

6 drop(s)
Hopped Grapefruit Bitters

4
Pieces Charred Pineapple

Instructions

Garnish

charred pineapple

Build

Shake & Strain

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 25% ABV (estimate)

By Melissa Hoyle

Bartender

Hi there! I've been a bartender at the same restaurant for over 10 years. My favorite spirits to work with are rum (love a good tiki drink!), gin and amaros. I love to garden and I often use the herbs and produce I grow to make syrups and infusions. Cheers y'all! ...

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Muddle pineapple in a shaker, add remaining ingredients and ice. Shake to chill, double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish.

Editor's Note

Mezcal and Suze find common ground in this tropical-leaning sour. Charred pineapple adds a smoky, caramelized depth that ties the herbal and spiced modifiers together.