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Rosemary Mezcal Fizz

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Epicurious’ cocktail expert, Maggie Hoffman, created a drink that captures the flavors and nuances of acclaimed author Dawnie Walton’s favorite pre-pandemic bar cocktails, as outlined in this essay about the evolution of her drinking tastes. For the most luscious froth, serve fizzes in tall glasses without ice. Make sure your soda and glasses are well chilled before starting, either by chilling in the fridge an hour or more beforehand or filling with ice water and letting them sit while you make the drink.

*Raw egg is not recommended for the elderly, people with weakened immune systems…or people who don’t like raw egg.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 2

Ingredients

40 rosemary leaves (from 1 sprig)
Pinch of kosher salt
1 large egg white*
1 3"-long strip lemon zest
4½ oz. mezcal
2¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
1½ oz. light agave nectar
6 oz. chilled club soda
2 sprigs rosemary, briefly singed over flame of a gas burner if desired

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Chill 2 Collins glasses. Combine rosemary leaves and salt in a cocktail shaker and gently press out oils with a muddler, about 45 seconds. Add egg white, lemon zest, mezcal, lemon juice, and agave nectar. Cover cocktail shaker; shake vigorously (without ice) until egg white is emulsified, about 20 seconds. Carefully uncover (shaker will be quite full) and add ice just to fill. Cover and shake until egg white is very frothy and cocktail is cold, about 30 seconds.

    Step 2

    Set chilled glasses next to each other and double-strain cocktail into glasses, dividing evenly. Top off each drink with 3 oz. club soda and garnish with a rosemary sprig.

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