The article features cocktail pairings for brisket, recommending smoky cocktails such as mezcal margaritas and whiskey ginger highballs. Mezcal, particularly El Rey Zapoteco Tobala, adds a sweet and smoky flavor to cocktails, while ginger mixers provide balance. The author also suggests fruit-infused variations, like frozen watermelon margaritas, to enhance the drinking experience. Experimenting with spiciness in drinks, such as spicy grapefruit mezcal margaritas, can elevate complex flavor profiles, making them perfect complements to heavy smoked brisket.
Two options here: Either double down on the smoke and go for a bright refreshing mezcal margarita, or opt for a whiskey ginger highball that is crisp clean and cuts the heaviness of the smoked meat.
Of the different mezcal varieties, we recommend El Rey Zapoteco Tobala as the best option for using in a cocktail thanks to its sweet, smoky, and citrusy palate and silky, long finish.
Pairings using our recipes of cocktails and brisket...the frozen watermelon will make for a sweet and utterly refreshing textural upgrade to cool your palate as you enjoy a plate of heavy and rich smoked brisket.
For a more sophisticated complexity, try our recipe for spicy grapefruit mezcal margarita with bitter and citrusy grapefruit juice and spicy jalapeno.
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