Smoke on the Water Cocktail

This day-drinking-ready cocktail from Carlos Perez at Chicago’s Nellcote is simultaneously elegant and ready to blaze.

Ingredients in The Smoke on the Water Cocktail

1 ¹⁄₂ oz Banhez Mezcal Artesanal

³⁄₄ oz Cointreau

¹⁄₂ oz Hibiscus simple syrup

1 oz Fresh watermelon juice

¹⁄₂ oz Freshly squeezed lime juice

Garnish: Flaming rosemary sprig

Glass: Rocks

How to make The Smoke on the Water Cocktail

Add all of the ingredients to a shaker with ice, and shake until chilled.
Strain into a rocks glass.
Soak a fresh rosemary sprig upside down with 100-proof alcohol for five minutes.
Put the sprig upright in the rocks glass, and light right before the first sip.