Chris Dimal

Crazily delicious. My favourite Mezcal cocktail by far. It's simultaneously simple and complex. Bright citrus from both lime and the orange/grapefruit from the aperitif (I did use Select Aperitif cut with simple syrup), herbal honeyed sweetness from the Yellow Chartreuse, adorned by smoke, earth and even a very slight meatiness from the Mezcal (I used Del Maguey San Luis del Rio).

I guess it's a drink to never touch for a long while then. I have no access to Kina l'Aero d'Or or Bonal. Only Lillet Blanc, Cocchi Americano Bianco and Caperitif. I am not in the West, so I cannot get them through any other channels also.

Apologies Simon, I should have been more specific. I was meaning it was way too sweet. Hence I split the soda and lemonade.

Thanks for the reply Morten. Interesting comment about the pomegranate juice. Could be pomegranate quality. I find it to have a distinct fruity, savoury and bitter taste. I do use pomegranate molasses as well. I since also found out that the colour of your grenadine is made or broken by the arils themselves. If they give out a light colour, you'll get a bad appearance, whereas if they have a strong magenta colour, I get a beautiful red once I add the molasses. Eitherway I still stand by juice + molasses wherever possible.