Tocayo’s Mezcal and Tonic

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    cocktails
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Getaway: Food & Drink to Transport You

By Renee Erickson

Published 2021

  • About

Since they share a name, Dano calls my husband, Dan, tocayo, or namesake. This combination has become my Dan’s signature summer drink, and he makes it by the trayful. It turns out tonic isn’t just great with gin—mixed with savory mezcal and layers of grapefruit, it makes a kind of renegade paloma that’s so refreshing in the heat.