While the headline is Mezcal Summer Cocktails, in truth, I have never met a cocktail that I loved in the summer, that I did not love in the winter (or the fall or spring).  If it is good, it is good, and I am happy to drink it year-round.  So here are two recent favorites that I have been introduced to that are likely to blow your socks off!

Larkspur Mezcal Margarita

This recipe, as the name suggests, comes from the Larkspur restaurant in Vail, CO.  They were making this (and continue to offer tequila or mezcal) with tequila, and I suggested to them that making this with a mezcal would probably be sublime.  So they did, and it is!  But credit to them for the very original cocktail recipe, and besides, I pretty much think any cocktail tastes better with mezcal!  Here it is: (more…)