Mezcalini Smoked Cocktail Recipe - Barbecuebible.com

Ingredients

• 1 cup mezcal
• 1 cup fresh lime juice (it must be fresh)
• ¾ cup simple syrup or smoked simple syrup
• 2 tablespoons Cointreau (or other orange-flavored liqueur)
• 1 medium-size cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch dice (about 1 cup)
• 1 bunch fresh yerba buena, spearmint, or peppermint, rinsed, shaken dry, and separated into sprigs
• ½ cup smoked salt (use a good commercial brand or make your own following the instructions here) or kosher salt
• 1 lime wedge, for moistening the glass rims
• 6 jumbo ice cubes or 18 to 20 regular or smoked ice cubes