Finest Pal Cocktail Recipe

The Finest Pal is a refreshing mixture of mezcal, Campari, pineapple juice, lime juice, and cinnamon syrup. The drink was created by bartender and advisor Karl Steuck and appeared on the opening menu on the Condor Bar on the Roblar Lodge in Ojai, California. 

When creating this drink, Steuck was impressed by the tropical basic Jungle Fowl. “Whereas I personally love the Jungle Fowl, I’m additionally an enormous agave fan,” says Steuck. “I created this cocktail just a few years again that shortly grew to become a crowd pleaser amongst pals as a type of intro to mezcal cocktails with a slight tiki vibe.”

Why the Finest Pal works

Very like the Jungle Fowl, the Finest Pal is constructed on a framework of spirit, pineapple, and Campari. The Finest Pal makes use of a mezcal base as an alternative of rum, giving the drink a leaner taste profile with extra minerality and delicate smokiness. Steuck recommends utilizing an espadín mezcal. “I’m notably keen on the La Tierra de Acre with its medium nostril, slight spice with the floral and tropical notes of pineapple and lime,” he says.

The mixture of Campari, pineapple juice, and lime juice provides the drink a barely bitter, citrusy profile that’s harking back to pink grapefruit. Using cinnamon syrup as an alternative of a plain, easy syrup helps to steadiness the mezcal and the fruit parts with a spherical, warming sweetness.