Food Culture of the South
Photo by: James Smith
recipe
yields
Makes one cocktail
‘#ingredients
1¼ ounce mezcal
1 ounce grapefruit juice
1 ounce lime juice
1 teaspoon jalapeño-infused agave syrup (recipe follows)
Smoked sea salt, for rim
Jalapeño slice (thinly sliced round), for garnish
2 jalapeños, split lengthwise
2 cups agave syrup
ingredients
Jalapeño-Infused Agave Syrup
steps
Combine mezcal, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and jalapeño syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice. Moisten the rim of a 10-ounce rocks glass with lime juice and dip into smoked salt. Shake cocktail vigorously, pour into glass and garnish with jalapeño slice.
Jalapeño-Infused Agave Syrup:
In a small saucepan, cook the jalapeños in the agave syrup on low heat for approximately 30 minutes. Remove jalapeños and cool.