Servings: 1 cocktail / Ready in: 5 mins

mezcal chamoy and tamarind cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1 oz mezcal silver
  • 1 oz chamoy
  • 1 oz tamarind concentrate (found at vietnamese/thai section)
  • 1 cucumber, peeled and seeded, cut into 1/4- by 2-inch strips
  • Sal de gusano or powdered piquín pepper for garnish
  • Ice to taste

Directions

  1. Place sal de gusano or powdered piquin pepper in a shallow dish. Moisten the rim of a rocks glass with a dampened paper towel, then dip in powder. Set aside
  2. Pour mezcal, chamoy and tamarind into mixing glass with ice cubes. Stir well. Strain in rocks glass. Garnish with one cucumber strip and a pinch of powdered piquin pepper. Salud!