I quite enjoy the smokiness of the mezcal, and followed this recipe to spec - loved it! Enjoyed the extra dimensionality it adds to a typical Mai Tai. For reference, my base spirit choices were a bottle of Los Siete Misterios Doba-Yej for mezcal, and Smith & Cross Jamaican Navy Strength for my rum.
Just made this with with a nice Chihuahuan sotol blanco, Doble Filo, not too smokey. Wonderfully balanced, gotta get another bottle just to make this drink again. 5+
Not being a fan of the smoky taste of mezcal, we lowered the amount of mezcal and substituted anejo tequila for the remainder. Used the rum. Very nice. The hint of smoky is fine, but for me it would have been overpowering using the full amount of mezcal. Very nice cocktail. It does have a mai tai flavours with a hint of tequila.