Mezcal with Oranges and Chili Salt

a little earthiness in the sip

Feature Image by Derek Bissonnette | Styled by Catrine Kelty

Kimberly Lund, co-owner of California-inspired REGARDS in Portland, makes the ceramic the copitas in Mexican-made mezcal is served. The short clay vessels bring a little earthiness to the sipping experience. Lund favors mezcal made from a wild agave plant variety called maguey cenizo by producer Mezcal de Leyendas. This mezcal, she says, has notes of wet clay, smoky leather belt, buttered popcorn, and lime.

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Makes

1 drink

Ingredients

Cocktail

  • 2 ounces Mezcal de Leyendas maguey cenizo
  • Orange slices
  • Chili salt
  • Glass: Ceramic copita or glass veladora

Chili Salt

  • ½ cup Slack Tide Sea Salt coarse salt
  • 2 tablespoons ground dried cherry peppers

Instructions

Cocktail

  • Pour mezcal into desired vessels. Serve with orange slices sprinkled with chili salt.

Chili Salt

  • Combine ingredients and store in an airtight container until ready to use.

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