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Hoodwinked: A Pineapple Mezcal Cocktail

Recipe: Devon Espinosa , Djinn at Hotel Californian , Santa Barbara

Photo: Caroline Pardilla

October 11, 2023

Hoodwinked Djinn Santa Barbara pineapple mezcal cocktail

Mixologist Devon Espinosa creates a vacation libation with this pineapple mezcal cocktail for Djinn in Santa Barbara’s Hotel Californian. In it, he uses Aperol to play up the bitter notes of the pineapple juice.

Ingredients

2 oz. mezcal (Djinn uses Del Maguey Vida)
1/2 oz. Aperol
1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice
1 3/4 oz. pineapple juice
1/4 oz. simple syrup (1:1)

Tools:shaker, strainer, fine-mesh strainer
Glass:double Old Fashioned
Garnish:harissa spice–coated pineapple slice, 2 pineapple fronds

Preparation

Add all of the ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake and double strain into a glass over ice. Garnish.

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