Let’s talk about Brea month continues! I’m a little obsessed with her right now, after writing her interlude, and I thought she deserved her own drink!

For Brea I wanted something that was complicated, deceptively sweet, and maybe a little bitter.

And I knew immediately, it required Mezcal. Smokey, complex, and definitely not for everyone, I love subbing a base cocktail out for Mezcal. I also wanted to use grapefruit, because, A) I love grapefruit in cocktails, and B) it has that bitterness I was talking about. So a Mezcal Paloma seemed the way to go, but rather than the traditional grapefruit soda, I thought fresh grapefruit juice and ginger beer would add some zip and spiciness.

So we’ve got a kind of Paloma Mezcal Mule, and I’m going to be drinking a lot of these.

The Actual Drink

Juice of 1 Grapefruit
Juice of 1 Lime
1 shot Mezcal
3 Oz Ginger Beer

Squeeze Juices over ice and add Mezcal, stir gently to chill, top with ginger beer.

Drink while scowling at your boyfriend’s childhood crush and tossing your hair dismissively. You’re hotter than her anyway.