Grilled Pineapple Smoked Mezcal

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    1

    cocktail
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Muy Bueno Fiestas: 100+ Delicious Mexican Recipes for Celebrating the Year

By Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack

Published 2023

  • About

There are a number of smoke machines and smoke guns on the market that make smoking an individual liquor or a cocktail easy. This drink is basically a pineapple margarita made with grilled pineapple, pineapple juice, lime juice, and mezcal. Mezcal has a smoky flavor because it’s made from agave that’s cooked with a wood fire in a stone-lined pit. But I add to that natural smokiness with a billowing cool cloud of smoke from a smoke machine. The grilled pineapple adds a rich layer of fruitine