This make-ahead cocktail, created by San Francisco bartender Gillian Fitzgerald, is lightly smoky and wonderful with dessert. The chocolate bitters make the drink-and they're available online. Adding water...
Author: Maggie Hoffman
This giant toasted meringue is topped with whipped cream, Mezcal-macerated strawberries, and toasted coconut.
Author: Nick Korbee
Try this tequila cocktail with mezcal and agave nectar, a riff on the classic Old Fashioned cocktail recipe from Phil Ward.
Author: Emma Janzen
No booze required for this soothing green tea toddy. But if you do want an extra dose of warmth, we like this with smoky mezcal.
Author: Anna Stockwell
The Tequila Sunrise cocktail gets an upgrade by swapping smoky mezcal for tequila and a sweet, tart DIY pomegranate syrup for store-bought grenadine.
Author: Matt Duckor
In this memorable cocktail, tart, bitter orange kisses roasted agave.
Author: Emma Janzen
A spicy, fizzy mezcal cocktail with ginger and lime from Jason Eisner of Gracias Madre in Los Angeles.
Author: Emma Janzen
This golden-hued turmeric hot toddy from Claire Sprouse of Brooklyn's Hunky Dory is wonderfully savory from the combination of Amontillado sherry and turmeric.
Author: Claire Sprouse
This mezcal cocktail has a remarkably complex flavor without using any bitters, fancy syrups, or liqueurs.
Author: Maggie Hoffman
This drink, slightly adapted from Cala in San Francisco, is really a hybrid of a martini and a mezcal margarita, made savory, rich, and somewhat salty with the addition of Castelvetrano olive brine.
Author: Maggie Hoffman