(RECIPE UPDATE) Cocktail Questions: Let's Win a Margarita Competition

Never forget the Cynar.

Hey folks, apologies for the double email tonight, but shortly after I sent out this evening’s Cocktail Questions newsletter, I realized that I somehow forgot the Cynar in the final recipe!

One never likes an error in a recipe, but this one is especially embarrassing given Cynar’s centrality to this newsletter’s worldview.

How could I forget the Cynar?! Somehow I forgot the Cynar.

So sorry for the mistake. I’ve already corrected the recipe in the web version.

However, for those who read this primarily in email, the corrected recipe is:

Bittersweet Spicy Mezcal Pineapple Margarita

• 5 drops 20 percent saline solution* (or a pinch of salt)

• 5 drops Bittermen’s Hellfire Shrub

• ½ ounce agave syrup

• ½ ounce lime juice

• 1 ½ ounces pineapple juice¹

• ¾ ounce Cynar (don’t forget it like I did!)

• 1 ½ ounces mezcal, preferably Del Maguey Vida

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.

2. Add ice, then shake until thoroughly combined, about 10-12 seconds.

3. Strain into a rocks glass over a big hunk of ice.

   *20 percent saline solution: Combine one part salt with four parts water in a saucepan. Heat on medium low, stirring occasionally, until fully integrated. Let cool, then bottle in an eye-dropper. Shelf stable, keeps for many months.

Here’s an Extra Picture of the Puppy at the Bar

1. Juice your own pineapple!