Honey
By Amy Newsome
Smoked mezcal margarita
Not Too Tricky
About the recipe
You can use smoked limes OR smoked honey, or just a smoky mezcal, but I’m a bit of a sucker for a strong, punchy drink, so sometimes I go for all three. If smoking the limes and honey yourself, be very gentle and taste as you go; too long and they’ll taste like a pub carpet.
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Ingredients
1 tbsp lime juice (smoked if you like, from 1 lime; see method)
15ml (1 tbsp) honey (smoked if you like; see method)
1 tbsp Tajin seasoning
1 fine slice of red chilli
60ml (2fl oz) mezcal
Method
- Chill a whisky glass in the freezer while you smoke the limes and honey, if doing so.
- To smoke, light a handful of good lumpwood charcoal on the BBQ (grill), to one side. Once hot, add a small chunk of smoking wood such as cherry, or soaked chips, and place the grill rack on top. Add a halved lime, and the honey in a shallow dish, to the grill rack, furthest away from the smoking wood and charcoal. Pop the lid on, have the vents open slightly, and smoke for about 20 minutes.
- Spread the Tajin on a small plate. Remove the glass from the freezer and wet the rim with half a smoked lime. Lightly dip the rim in the Tajin and fill with ice and the chilli slice. Add the mezcal, lime juice and honey to a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain and pour.
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