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Rizzo

1 drink

Shannon Ponche, Bartender, Leyenda in Brooklyn, N.Y. Photo credit: Emma Janzen

1 1/2 oz. Ilegal Joven Mezcal
1 oz. Sangrita
3/4 oz. lime juice
1/2 oz. agave syrup
Salt, sugar, and pequin chile mixture, for rim (2:1:1)
For the Sangrita:
1 container The Perfect Purée Mango Puree, thawed
9 oz. yellow bell pepper juice
2 oz. lime juice
4 oz. water
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground pasilla chile
1 tsp. ground chile de arbol
1/2 tsp. ground white pepper
Method for the Sangrita:
Prepare sangrita by combining all ingredients in a container and store in the fridge.
Method for the cocktail:
Mix rimmer ingredients together. Rim a highball glass with spice mixture. In an ice-filled cocktail shaker, combine mezcal, lime juice, agave and sangrita. Shake and strain into highball glass over fresh ice. Garnish with lime wheel.