The 9th Island: A Mezcal Highball

Recipe: Juyoung Kang , Fontainebleau Las Vegas , Las Vegas

Photo: Courtesy of Fontainebleau Las Vegas

June 10, 2024

A light and bright tropical cocktail.

“I find some cocktails are a bit too heavy to consume,” says Juyoung Kang of Vegas’ Fontainebleau. “So I was looking to create a tropical cocktail that was lighter and brighter.” But she also wanted a complex and elevated drink. Her creation? A mezcal highball that’s “easy to drink with hints of roasted agave, pineapple, and spice, softened by the coconut water.”

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz. coconut water
1 oz. mezcal
3/4 oz. pineapple liqueur
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
1/4 oz. allspice dram
1/4 oz. agave syrup

Tools:shaker, strainer
Glass:Collins
Garnish:matcha salt rim

Preparation

Rim a Collins glass with the matcha salt and fill with ice. Combine all of the ingredients in a shaker and add ice. Shake to chill, then strain into the prepared glas.
Matcha SaltMix 1 Tbsp. of sea salt with a 1/2 tsp. of matcha powder.