With spicy ginger hitting the back of the throat and pepper at the front of the palate, this drink’s a crowd-pleaser and a bright play off of the classic El Diablo cocktail.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 oz. Destilado de Agave*
• 1 oz. Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz. Prickly Pear Syrup
• Black Pepper
• 3 oz. Ginger Beer
• Lime Wheels
  

Mix the prickly pear syrup with 1 bar spoon of ground black pepper. Pour this mixture into a Rambler™ Cocktail Shaker full of ice and add the Destilado de Agave* and lime juice. Shake well. Add ginger beer and mix thoroughly. Pour into a 10 oz. Rambler® Lowball and garnish with a lime wheel.

*Can substitute with Mezcal. Destilado de Agave is produced in the same way as Mezcal, but its agave plants are not grown in the Mexican states where they are allowed to use the official “Mezcal” label—think Champagne versus sparkling wine.

MIXOLOGIST:

Enrique Sanchez