Jalapeño Mezcal Mule
Ingredients
- 1 jalapeño ring (about a half inch in height, or cut to taste)
- ½ ounce simple syrup (see recipe below)
- 2 ounces mezcal (I like Sombra Mezcal)
- ½ ounce fresh lime juice
- 4–6 ounces Barritt’s Ginger Beer
- 3 drops Bittermens Hellfire Habanero Shrub
Instructions
- Simple Syrup Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add 2 cups of sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and cool thoroughly before using. Store leftover syrup in the refrigerator.
- Muddle jalapeño ring and syrup. Add mezcal and lime juice. Shake. Strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice. Top with ginger beer and Habanero Shrub. Garnish with some thin slices of jalapeño.
