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Lady Maravilla
Spring 2023
Named after a former luchadora (a female Lucha Libre wrestler), this drink is a spicy twist on a classic Sazerac, made with Smith’s favourite spirit, smoky mezcal. Pineapple gum syrup is a specialty item that can be found at cocktailemporium.com, but, in a pinch, infusing regular simple syrup with fresh pineapple pieces for 24 hours will yield similar results.
Makes 1 drink
1 1/2 oz mezcal
1/4 oz pineapple gum syrup
10 drops Creole bitters
10 drops hot pepper bitters
1/2 oz Strega liqueur (LCBO 47068), for rinsing the glass
1 wedge grilled pineapple with a light dusting of cayenne pepper
1. Fill a small sherry glass with ice and water and put it in the freezer for a few minutes.
2. In a mixing glass, stir the mezcal, pineapple syrup and bitters together over ice for 20 seconds.
3. Remove chilled glass from freezer, toss out the ice and water, then “rinse” the glass with Strega by swirling it around and then pouring it out.
4. Strain the cocktail into the chilled glass. Garnish with a grilled pineapple dusted with cayenne on a pick.
Makes 1 drink
