After Midnight

Mezcal and apple brandy meet fresh lemon in a tall, fizzy highball with a smoke-in-the-orchard character. A cool-weather drink, finished with a fan of thin apple slices.

Total time: 5 min
Serving: 1

Naturally sweet twist
Smoky & crisp

Balloon glass of clear iced drink with rosemary sprigs, orange peel and a toasted spice crust, held up at a bar — Sour meets Sweet Magic

Ingredients

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1 oz (30 ml) mezcal
1 oz (30 ml) apple brandy
¾ oz (22 ml) fresh lemon juice
ice
sparkling water, to top
apple slices, fanned, to garnish
2–3 Richberry halves

How to Make It

Shake
Shake the mezcal, apple brandy and lemon juice with ice until cold.
Strain and top
Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice and top with sparkling water.
Garnish
Cut a few thin apple slices, fan them out, spear them on a cocktail pick and rest it across the glass.
Add the Richberry twist
Just before your first sip, chew 2–3 Richberry halves gently and let them linger for about 30 seconds. Discard any pit, then taste how the sour notes turn sweet.

Richberry changes the taste, not the drink: a cocktail may taste softer, but it is just as strong. Please enjoy it responsibly.