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