As I mentioned, this is both the first cocktail I've ever published and the first cocktail I've invented. There's something wonderfully absurd (not to mention delicious) about a cold drink that was born over fire.īack to the firsts. It's a drink that you build the cocktail itself takes only minutes, but you start by really creating the ingredients. The whole thing is quite literally topped off with a tangy and visually exuberant hibiscus flower agua fresca (which is easily good enough to drink on its own). The result is bold, powerfully flavoured concoction, made smoky thanks to the outrageously good mezcal, earthy and herbal thanks to the chilies, and perfectly sweet-sour thanks to the grilled pineapple. With Father's day coming right up, I thought it might be fun to just embrace the Dad-domain stereotype and make this all about smoke, fire, and the grill. So I thought it might be fun to make something fruit-based that I'd actually enjoy drinking. But I love cooking with fruit, and I love incorporating it into savoury dishes - the key is always balance, and putting the flavours ahead of the sweetness. The overabundance of vodka-laced adult-slurpees out there bores me to tears. I am decidedly not a fan of heavily sweetened fruity drinks. But before I talk about the 'firsts,' let's talk about the drink. ![]() I'll try to keep it short and sweet, because you, my dear readers (of appropriate age), are going to want to go and buy a pineapple, some chilies, and some great mezcal very soon. ![]() Lots of firsts - so there's plenty to say. It was a ton of fun to make, and it was also the first blogging-community project I've ever participated in. It's a big, bright, summery drink with marinated, grilled pineapple, lime, cascabel chilies, hibiscus agua fresca, and of course mezcal (that's where the mezcalita name comes from after all - it's basically a smokier, more rustic take on the familiar tequila-based margarita concept). It was also the first cocktail I've ever invented. This is the first cocktail I've made here on Diversivore.
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