The Prickly Pear

The simply named Prickly Pear cocktail utilizes the cactus fruit’s electric color and natural sweetness to complement the smoky, earthy flavors of mezcal that’s been infused with nopales—cactus paddle. Both cactus paddles and prickly pear fruits can be found at your local Mexican market (and often Whole Foods).

2 oz. nopales-infused mezcal
¾ oz. fresh prickly pear juice
¾ oz. fresh lime juice
½ oz. agave nectar
½ oz. gentian amaro
3-4 dashes of habanero tincture
Tools: shaker, strainer
Glass: rocks
Garnish: nopales slice

Add all the ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into glass over fresh ice and garnish.

Recipe from Jacob Racusin, The Snug (@thesnugsf), San Francisco; As featured in Imbibe

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