Summer & Smoke
Summer & Smoke is a mezcal-based cocktail featuring grilled peaches, smoky citrus, and rosemary aromatics. This charred, flavorful drink is perfect for summer evenings and offers a sophisticated take on smoky mixology.
Ingredients
- 1 peach, sliced into quarters
- 4 limes, cut into quarters (separated)
- 4 ounces mezcal
- 2 ounces Grand Marnier
- 2 sprigs rosemary
Instructions
- On an oiled hot barbecue, preferably over mesquite, grill the peach quarters and 2 of the limes. The goal is to get some good char lines and flavor but not dry out the fruit, as you will want its juice in your drink. Let fruit cool a few minutes.
- Coarsely chop the peach pieces. Add to a cocktail shaker.
- Press the grilled limes to get 1 ounce of juice. Add to shaker.
- Rinse your fruit press, as the grilled lime will have left a carbony mess, and juice a second 1 ounce of lime juice from non-grilled fruit.
- Muddle the peaches in the juice, and be patient, as peaches slide, they don’t cling. Really break them down. Add the mezcal and the Grand Marnier. Add ice. Shake vigorously to chill and mix the fruit with the drink.
- Light both the sprigs of rosemary so they begin to burn/smoke but don’t blaze. Drop each one into an old-fashioned glass (6–8 ounces) and let the smoke pool a bit. Strain the drink from the shaker evenly into the two glasses over the rosemary sprigs.
Nutrition
Calories: 292kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 15mg | Potassium: 238mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 315IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg