Mezcal Margarita

Ingredients

• coarse kosher salt – for rimming the glass
• lime wedge – for rimming the glass
• 2 ounces mezcal
• 1 ounces lime juice – freshly squeezed
• 0.75 ounces orange liqueur
• 0.25 ounces agave syrup
• ice – for shaking
• ice – for serving
• lime wheel – for serving

Instructions

1. Spread the coarse kosher salt on a small plate.
2. Run the lime wedge around half the rim of a rocks glass, then dip that side into the salt to create a half-rim; set the glass aside.
3. In a cocktail shaker, combine the mezcal, lime juice, orange liqueur, and agave syrup.
4. Add the ice for shaking to the shaker and shake hard until very cold, 10–15 seconds, until the shaker feels frosty.
5. Add the ice for serving to the prepared glass.
6. Strain the cocktail into the glass.
7. Garnish with the lime wheel and serve immediately.