Mezcalloween

La Ofrenda By Pablo Madrigal Valdes, IL/MN This is a tribute to the traditional offering tables set up to remember our dearly departed in Mexico. Tradition calls for sugar skulls, flores de cempasuchil, fruits, pastries, liquor and a variety of items that were representative of the person being honored. This one in particular is a combination of mole and tepache, which were two of my grandmother’s favorite things in the world. Ingredients: • 2 oz Palomo Te Conquista Mezcal con Mole • 1 oz Pajarote Ponche de Tamarindo • ¾ oz Pineapple Juice • ½ oz Lime Juice, Fresh Squeezed

• ½ oz Pilonsillo Syrup • 1 dash Saline Solution Directions:

1. Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously until chilled and diluted. The goal is to make the pineapple foam for visual effect. 2. Roll straight into a terracotta or clay cup. 3. Garnish with pineapple, dried chiles, and a yellow daisy.