Ready Fire Aim

Those ingredients shoot to kill in the Ready Fire Aim, from world-traveling bartender Steve Schneider. This smoky cocktail is bolstered by smoked chile bitters and a homemade honey-pineapple syrup for balance.

Ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 ounces mezcal

  • 1 ounce honey-pineapple syrup (recipe below)

  • 3/4 ounce pineapple juice

  • 1/2 ounce lime juice

  • 5 dashes Hella Bitters smoked chili cocktail bitters

  • Garnish: pink peppercorn, ground

Instructions:

Add the joven mezcal, honey-pineapple syrup, pineapple juice, lime juice and bitters into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.

Double-strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with a grind of pink peppercorn.

Attribution:

Recipe: Steve Schneider

Origin: Liquor.com

Photo: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog