In the most fashionable areas of Mexico City if you ask for salsa-chile it will not be really spicy, because is dimmed for the taste of the USA population living here since pandemic as remote workers... Oddly enough about tequilas & mezcales the same thing happen. If Tequila for USA it will taste Vanilla, lower profile, less rough. Teramana or 818 tequila, or even Casa Amigos are not to be sold in Mx only in USA. This, because even when I love Del Maguey Vida - is the only Mezcal with green bottle- has a very subtle taste profile, a velvet mezcal. When I made this Ultima Palabra, I use one of my fiery bold 'hijo de su chin... madre ' mezcales (Union) and the taste of the pineapple is buried into the smokiness. So next I would try with one for USA market quite sure the taste will be different.
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You see! I know my business. Now is completly different: the pineapple is above the mezcal - Dos Hombres the one of Breaking Bad stars'- As a matter of fact it taste a lot like TEPACHE a traditional pineapple ferment of a very low proof, served in the streets -no industrial version- but I think the flavour could improve with yellow chartreuse and not green since this tepache I told you is not herbal. If you have the opportunity do not miss.

Wow. Great balance, and the pineapple just lifts the whole thing. Followed the specs exactly and it's just terrific.

What a tasty, balanced drink! No ingredient outshines the complexity of the diverse flavors combo.... similar to Naked & Famous in that regard. Same reason I love to make all fresh ingredient guacomole, hummus, salsa etc. = result is greater than the sum of its parts.

Will be a new favorite!

Stick with the Chartreuse Verte if you can get it. It benefits from the higer octane. ☆☆☆☆☆+

I rather like this. The missus doesn’t but screw her I’m having another.

I'm always a bit suspicious of drinks that have equal measures of ingredients. However - depending on your 'herbal liqueur' this does work well. Try with Suze - a grown up counter to the pineapple juice.

The pineapple juice adds smoothness to the body of the drink. Comparing to original last word. However, depending on what type of pineapple juice you’re using e.g freshly squeezed, retail pineapple juice - you may get different results. Some pineapple juice may make the drink too sweet and you need to try the pineapple juice beforehand to make a balanced one.

Fruity, sour, smokey and sweet. I am going to try adding a drop of saline next time. I'm not sure it will improve it but I will enjoy the trial!

I tried this after a Yellow Cactus Flower and will post the comment from there. I would definitely try them against each other:
Oh wow - these two drinks are so different but at the same time so the same. Both are Mezcal, Lime, Pineapple and Chartreuse - but one yellow the other green. The big change being Suze for Maraschino
Very similar in taste breakdown but with one bright yellow the other a mint green the Eye taste makes a difference.
For me the Ultima takes edges it - marginally sweeter and a faint marmalade flavour.

Pretty interesting variation. Use fresh pineapple juice or don’t bother. The smoke level of your Mezcal will make or break this drink and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Enjoyed the interplay of the mezcal and chartreuse and the sweet/sour element. Further study and enjoyment required.