PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o ½ ounce Ilegal mezcal o ¾ ounce agave nectar o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o charred lemon wheel o thyme sprig Method: 1. Using a torch, char a lemon wheel and invert the glass over it to contain the smoke. 2. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with charred lemon wheel and thyme. Remarks: First thought: This is swe

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o kosher salt o 1 ½ ounces Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce Luxardo maraschino liqueur o ¾ ounce grapefruit juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass with lime and invert it into a shallow dish of kosher salt to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with lime wheel. Remarks:

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o ¾ ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o ¼ ounce Fernet~Branca o 1 ounce Lillet Rouge o ¼ ounce Luxardo maraschino Garnish o apple fan Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with an apple fan. Remarks: This a very different tasting cocktail. It is impressive to be able to say that as we have tested quite a f

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters or to taste Garnish o 1 thin apple slice Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with a thin apple slice. Remarks: This is very similar to the Good Cork cocktail from the Mayahuel Bar in the East Village

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ¼ ounces Ilegal mezcal o ¾ ounce 1800 Silver tequila o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o ¾ ounce Chai Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o pinch of sea salt Garnish o 2 star anise pods Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice until very cold. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with star anise. Remarks: The Chai Mezcalita is a very flavorful cocktail and it is not just for mezcal lovers.

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Clase Azul Reposado tequila o ¾ ounce Southern Comfort o ¼ ounce Monte Alban mezcal o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce agave nectar Garnish o peach slice and lemon wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with peach slice and/or lemon wheel. Remarks: This is an appropriate pairing since tequila and mezcal are as related as can be.

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ¼ ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o ¾ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch o ¾ ounce Lillet Rouge o ¾ ounce fresh orange juice o 1 dash Hella Smoked Chili bitters or to taste o 1 bar spoon Ilegal mezcal Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except mezcal over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled double Old Fashioned glass. 3. Float mezcal on top. 4. Garnish with a

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Ilegal Mezcal o ¾ ounce Aperol o ½ ounce Luxardo maraschino o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o grapefruit peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Express the grapefruit peel over the cocktail and drop it in for garnish. Remarks: Attributed to Phil Ward, this is yet another of the mezcal-based cocktails for which he is held in such high regard. .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o 1 ounce Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters or to taste Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a double Old Fashioned glass over one large ice cube. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: The oversized ice cube allows you the time to enjoy the flavor without too m

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o ½ ounce Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce Galliano liqueur o ½ ounce agave nectar o 1 dash Hella Citrus bitters o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Add cocktail ingredients to an Old Fashioned glass. 2. Add ice and stir to chill. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: An interesting combination of flavors. The taste of Galliano dominates and with the agav

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Illegal mezcal o ½ ounce yellow Chartreuse o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce orgeat syrup Garnish o 2 dashes Louisiana hot sauce. Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Top with hot sauce. Remarks: Strangely it's the hot sauce that brings balance to this cocktail. It will tend to settle so, it may be your last sip that turns you into the fire breather.

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o ¼ ounce Ilegal mezcal o ¾ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Amontillado sherry o ¼ ounce light Crème de Cacao Garnish o grapefruit peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with grapefruit peel. Remarks: This is a strong and attractive cocktail. The five spirits needed to make it will have a

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o 3 dashes Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o 1 ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce Tillen Farms Bada Bing Cherry juice o 1 dash Woodford Reserve cherry bitters or to taste o 1 egg white Garnish o grated nutmeg o Tillen Farms Bada Bing cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. F

PH factor:   10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters or to taste Garnish o apple slice Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass or an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with an apple slice. Remarks: Adapted from a recipe by Phil Ward of NYC’s Mayahuel Bar. This is an excellent examp

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o ½ ounce Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce Campari o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o ½ ounce fresh orange juice Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: Taken from Sarah Morrissey's Greyfriar cocktail recipe and adapted to fit our ingredients list. We also added the

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 lime wedges o 1 teaspoon grated ginger o 3 dashes Angostura bitters o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ¾ ounce Ilegal mezcal o ¾ ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 ½ ounces blood orange juice Garnish o blood orange peel o 2 dashes of Angostura bitters Method: 1. Muddle lime, ginger and bitters in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake. 3. Fine strain into a martini glas

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 teaspoon grated ginger o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o 2 ounces Ilegal mezcal o 1 ounce agave nectar o 4 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer Garnish o lime wedge o mint sprig Method: 1. Muddle ginger and lime juice in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients except the ginger beer and shake to chill. 3. Strain into an ice-filled copper mug. 4. Add ginger beer. 5. Garnish

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o salt o sugar o 2 ounces Monte Alban mezcal o 2 teaspoons St. Germain o 3 tablespoons lemon juice o 1 tablespoon Thyme Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lemon wheel o thyme sprig Method: 1. Moisten the rim of martini glass with lemon and invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixture of sugar and salt to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice to chill. 3. Serve up

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¾ ounce Ilegal mezcal o ¾ ounce Aperol o ¾ ounce yellow Chartreuse o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: This is a cocktail that definitely deserves a second look. It is an another drink from Death & Co. attributed to Joaquín Símo. It is both pretty and delicious. Who can ask for more? . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o ½ ounce Ilegal mezcal o 2 dashes Angostura bitters or to taste o 1 bar spoon agave nectar Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir over one large ice cube in a double Old Fashioned glass. 2. Express a long orange peel over the glass and drop it in as a garnish. Remarks: Created in 2007 by Phil Ward of the East Village Death & Co. it is good example of mezcal's flexibility. .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay gin o 1 ounce Monte Alban mezcal o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 ounce pineapple juice o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 dash Angostura bitters o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except bitters over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Top with bitters. Remarks: This drink is named for the 1990 documentary by Jennie Livingston of the “Golden A

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o salt o cayenne o chili powder o ½ ounce 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Monte Alban mezcal o 1 ounce St. Germain liqueur o ¾ ounce grapefruit juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Moisten the rim of an Old Fashioned glass and invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixture of salt, cayenne, and chili powder to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredient

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce Manzanilla sherry o ½ ounce agave nectar o ¼ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon wheel dehydrated or torched o ½ thinly sliced orange wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in an Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with lemon wheel and orange slice. Remarks: Peat in terms of scotch equals smoky. Smo

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 teaspoon grated ginger o 2 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o splash Monte Alban mezcal o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce Ginger Honey Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Muddle ginger in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients except for the mezcal and shake to chill. 3. Fine strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 4. Top with mezcal. 5.