Strawberry Firing Squad

This mezcal cocktail calls in a scratch-made strawberry syrup to tame the heat.

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz Mezcal Union Joven

  • 0.5 oz Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur

  • 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice

  • 0.5 oz strawberry syrup*

  • 2 drops Bittermens Hellfire Habanero Cocktail Shrub Bitters

Strawberry syrup ingredients

  • 1/2 cup strawberries

  • 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions:

Strawberry syrup instructions

  • Chop strawberries into fourths, then heavily coat them in sugar (2:1 ration of strawberries to sugar).

  • Refrigerate for 24 hours then strain through a fine mesh sieve to separate seeds from syrup.

Add all ingredients to a shaker tin, add ice, cover and shake for 20 seconds.

Strain over ice into a glass through a fine mesh sieve. Optional: Garnish with a sliced strawberry.

Attribution:

Recipe: Ryan Williams, Kachina Cantina, Denver

Origin: MEN’S JOURNAL

Photo: Courtesy Image

ModerateLuchi CampuganStrawberry, Spicy