Savory means pungently flavorful and not so sweet. One of the most savory cocktails got to be the Martini – but i`m not much fond of the Martini.

I`m a good friend with herbs and spices and the spices are cool stuff that you can do a lot of fun things with and get good results. My favorite spices and herbs in cocktails are mint, basil, cinnamon, coriander, vanilla, cardamom and all kinds of peppers.

Everybody knows i also like sausages and my favorite is the spicy chorizo. I was in an experimental mood so i went and got me some spanish chorizo and a jalapeno pepper and made two mezcal infusions.

SPANISH SMOKE

2 oz chorizo-jalapeno infused mezcal

(Cut a few slices of the chorizo and dump into 2 oz mezcal, leave for about 1 day – or taste your way, i prefer a subtle flavour when it comes to meat.

Infuse another 2 oz  mezcal with a slice of slightly deseeded jalapeno for about 1-2  days, taste several times until you reach the level of heat desired. Then finally mix the two together at a ratio that pleases you.

I used 1.1 of each) This is enough infused mezcal for 2 drinks, the recipe is for one.

Juice of half fresh lime

0.5 oz simple syrup

Top with Tonic

Garnish with 3  speared chorizos

The chorizo i used gave the drink i slight salty flavour, but as i infused it only to be very subtle it wasn´t disturbing. The syrup and lime also nicely balaces the saltiness while the jalapeno added that lovely bite.

Its not a drink i would have regularly but sometimes it can be nice with a drink like this, i wonder what food pairing would go with it?