A Scotch Manhattan dating to 1900 that balances sweet and dry vermouths around smoky malt, drinking stirred and bittersweet with a soft whisper of peat.

Affinity

A rarely seen San Francisco curio splitting Scotch, gin, and rum with crème de cacao and cream, delivering a smoky, chocolatey, unapologetically rich dessert sipper.

Barbary Coast

A Jazz Age curio named for Valentino's bullfighting film, equal parts Scotch, sweet vermouth, Cherry Heering, and orange juice for a plush, fruit-and-smoke swirl.

Blood and Sand

A distinguished Scotch cocktail from the Savoy Cocktail Book — Scotch whisky stirred with dry vermouth and ruby port, finished with Peychaud's bitters. Smoky, vinous, and elegantly complex, with the port adding deep fruit and the Scotch providing backbone.

Chancellor

Phil Ward's modern smoky sour pairing mezcal with Aperol, maraschino, and lime for a rippling, bittersweet tug-of-war between fire, fruit, and nutty cherry.

Division Bell

A Attaboy variation on the classic Division Bell -- mezcal, Aperol, maraschino, and grapefruit in a smoky, citrusy modern classic.

Division Bell Variation

A three-ingredient Scotch sour of whisky, lime, and honey — a cousin to the Gold Rush and the Bee's Knees — balancing peat and smoke against floral sweetness.

Doctor

Scotch whisky in the classic Sling format -- spirit, lemon, sugar, and soda -- a simple Highland long drink.

Highland Sling

A smoky, spiced riff on the Daiquiri built on mezcal and dark rum with falernum and maraschino, balancing lime and sugar against campfire smoke and clove-like warmth.

Illegal

A turn-of-the-century highball of Scotch, lime, and ginger beer — essentially a whisky mule — drinking long, spicy, and faintly smoky over crushed ice.

Mamie Taylor

Smoky mezcal and sweet amaretto in a frothy sour -- two contrasting spirits find harmony with lemon and egg white foam.

Mezcal Amaretto Sour

A smoky riff on the whiskey-Negroni cousin, swapping bourbon for mezcal so Campari's bitterness and sweet vermouth's richness ride on a wave of agave smoke and orange oil.

Mezcal Boulevardier

A smoldering highball where mezcal's campfire smoke meets lime and peppery ginger beer, stretching the spirit into something long, bold, and unmistakably agave.

Mezcal Buck

The classic Daisy format with mezcal -- smoke, citrus, and grenadine topped with soda in a spirit-forward yet refreshing long drink.

Mezcal Daisy

A smoky El Diablo variation — mezcal's campfire depth plays against sweet-tart black currant cassis, fresh lime, and fiery ginger beer for a layered, visually gorgeous highball with genuine complexity.

Mezcal El Diablo

A smoky, caffeinated modern classic that reinvents the Espresso Martini — mezcal's campfire depth sets the bitter espresso and coffee liqueur against a backdrop of smoke and agave, producing an electrifyingly complex after-dinner drink.

Mezcal Espresso Martini

Mezcal's smoky character meets fizz effervescence in this long egg-white drink -- smoke, citrus, and cream float atop soda water.

Mezcal Fizz

The classic gimlet formula applied to mezcal, allowing the spirit's smoky agave character to take center stage against the backdrop of fresh lime and simple syrup. The smoke and citrus create a striking, memorable combination.

Mezcal Gimlet

Ada Coleman's Hanky Panky remixed with mezcal -- smoke and agave deepen the Fernet-sweet vermouth interplay into a bolder, more dramatic sip.

Mezcal Hanky Panky

A smoky rework of the Prohibition-era Last Word, swapping gin for mezcal so that green Chartreuse, maraschino, and lime meet campfire smoke in an herbal, balanced sour.

Mezcal Last Word

A smoked-agave take on the Manhattan trading whiskey for mezcal, so sweet vermouth and Angostura wrap around campfire smoke and earthy funk for a stirred, spirit-forward sip.

Mezcal Manhattan

A smoky swap on the classic Margarita, trading tequila for mezcal so wood-fire and earth notes lean against sharp lime and orange liqueur sweetness.

Mezcal Margarita

A smoky spin on the classic mule swapping vodka for mezcal, letting campfire-tinged agave rise through lime and ginger beer for a bracing, bold highball.

Mezcal Mule

Mezcal's smoke and ginger beer's spice create a dramatically flavored Mule -- this is the Moscow Mule for those who want more character.

Mezcal Mule Fresh

A smoky reimagining of the Negroni swapping gin for mezcal, the agave smoke braiding with Campari's bitter citrus and sweet vermouth into a bolder, earthier stir.

Mezcal Negroni

A smoky twist on the New York Sour where mezcal replaces whiskey, frothed with lemon, syrup, and egg white before a red wine float lays a dark, fruity cap across the top.

Mezcal New York Sour

An agave-driven Old Fashioned that trades whiskey for smoky mezcal, sweetened with agave and seasoned with Angostura for a campfire-tinged, spirit-forward stirred sipper.

Mezcal Old Fashioned

Mezcal replaces rye in the Old Pal -- smoke meets bitter Campari and dry vermouth in a stirred equal-parts cocktail of wonderful complexity.

Mezcal Old Pal

A smoky twist on Mexico's most popular cocktail, swapping tequila for mezcal and layering grapefruit juice and soda over a salted rim for a tart, campfire-kissed highball.

Mezcal Paloma

The equal-parts Paper Plane formula reworked with mezcal -- smoke and agave add a dramatic new dimension to the Aperol-Amaro-citrus framework.

Mezcal Paper Plane

A smoke-kissed take on the whiskey sour, swapping in mezcal and agave for a frothy, campfire-scented drink where lemon and egg white soften the embers.

Mezcal Sour

A smoky twist on the Aperol Spritz substituting mezcal for part of the Prosecco, adding an earthy, smoky agave character to the bittersweet aperitivo format. A popular modern aperitif at mezcal-forward bars.

Mezcal Spritz

A classic pick-me-up fizz from the Savoy -- Scotch, absinthe, lemon, and egg white topped with soda for a frothy, restorative morning drink.

Morning Glory Fizz Fresh

A smoky, equal-parts riff on the Last Word substituting mezcal, yellow Chartreuse, and Aperol, landing herbal, bittersweet, and campfire-tinged over a bracing lime backbone.

Naked and Famous

A mezcal riff on the Naked and Famous structure -- mezcal, Aperol, yellow Chartreuse, and lime in a smoky, herbaceous equal-parts stunner.

Naked and Scared

Philip Ward's 2007 Death & Co creation splits the base between reposado tequila and smoky mezcal, sweetened with agave nectar and rounded by Angostura — a flamed orange twist crowns the glass and turns the classic Old Fashioned template into something earthy and magnetic.

Oaxaca Old Fashioned

A smoky Mexican riff on the Negroni that substitutes mezcal and a touch of blanco tequila for gin — the earthy, smoky agave character plays beautifully against Campari's bitter orange and sweet vermouth's richness, a modern classic in any agave-forward bar.

Oaxacan Negroni

Phil Ward's modern classic swaps whiskey for a mezcal-and-tequila split over demerara and bitters, giving the old fashioned template a smoky, agave-driven backbone.

Oaxacan Old Fashioned

A smoky twist on the Pisco Sour template — mezcal's campfire character meets lime and agave nectar in an egg-white foam, with a dramatic Angostura art pattern on top for a cocktail that is as visually striking as it is complex.

Oaxacan Sour

Sam Ross's modern classic pairing blended Scotch, honey-ginger syrup, and lemon with a peated Islay float, producing a warming, smoky, cold-remedy-styled whisky sour.

Penicillin

The Perfect Rob Roy splits the vermouth between sweet and dry, creating a drier, more complex version of the classic Scotch Manhattan. The balanced vermouth softens the Scotch without fully sweetening it.

Perfect Rob Roy

Scotch whisky transforms the classic Daisy template -- lemon, orange Curacao, and grenadine bring a fruity balance to Scotch's smoke and malt.

Scotch Daisy

A Japanese bar-favorite build of Scotch whisky stretched with chilled soda over a hand-carved ice spear, letting the malt's smoke and cereal notes ride light and dry.

Scotch Highball

Scotch with honey and lemon in a frothy egg-white sour -- honey's floral sweetness softens Scotch's smoke while lemon adds brightness.

Scotch Honey Sour

Scotland's cold-weather remedy -- smoky Scotch with honey, lemon, and hot water with a cinnamon stick for warming aromatic spice.

Scotch Hot Toddy

A Scottish take on the Moscow Mule formula, using Scotch whisky in place of vodka. The smoky, peaty character of Scotch creates an intriguing counterpoint to the spicy ginger beer and bright lime.

Scotch Mule

A Scotch Rickey — Scotch whisky, fresh lime juice, and soda water with no sweetener. The unsweetened format emphasizes Scotch's malt character while the carbonation and citrus make it refreshing.

Scotch Rickey

Scotch whisky's smoke and malt meet muddled mint and lemon in a cooling Smash format -- herbaceous, refreshing, and distinctly Scottish.

Scotch Smash

A Scotch-based take on the classic sour, where malty whisky is softened by lemon, sugar, and silky egg white foam for a smoky-edged, balanced sipper.

Scotch Sour

Scotch whisky with ginger ale -- smoke and malt tempered by ginger's spice and sweetness in one of Britain's most beloved simple highballs.

Scotch and Ginger Fresh

A peaty twist on the classic Negroni that swaps gin for Islay Scotch, wrapping Campari's bitter edge and sweet vermouth's richness in a smoldering veil of maritime smoke.

Smoky Negroni

Mezcal's smokiness amplified by muddled jalapeño heat in a frothy agave sour -- bold, smoky, and spicy with a cooling egg white texture.

Spicy Mezcal Sour

Mezcal meets ginger beer in a simple long drink inspired by tepache -- the fermented pineapple drink of Mexico -- with lime for brightness.

Tepache Cocktail

A Prohibition-era Scotch cocktail combining dry vermouth, grenadine, absinthe, and orange bitters. Named after the WWI slang for a high-velocity shell that arrived and exploded simultaneously.

Whizz Bang

Cocktails carrying smoke from mezcal, peated Scotch, or a flamed element. Smoky drinks are bold and atmospheric.