Charred grapefruit mezcal sour

This one is fun! The charred grapefruit pairs well with the smokiness of the mezcal, and it’s very pretty. You can do it in a rocks glass with the soda, but I chose to do it in a coupe and skip the bubbles. I also used aquafaba instead of egg since my partner is vegan.

• 1 ½ oz Del Maguey Chichicapa mezcal
• ½ oz simple syrup
• club soda
• 1 egg white
• 3 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 grapefruit

Use an open flame from your gas stove (or kitchen torch, or broiler) and a pair of tongs to char a half a grapefruit, and a few additional slices for garnish. Juice the charred half-grapefruit. Pour the mezcal, grapefruit juice, simple syrup, egg white and bitters into an empty cocktail shaker. Dry shake, then shake with ice. Strain into a coupe, then top with club soda. Garnish with a charred grapefruit slice.