2 oz Emerald Giant Rye
3/4 oz good mezcal
3/4 oz Giffard Abricot
1 oz lemon juice (a little more, it was a juicy lemon)
1/2 an almost ripe apricot
Squirt of fire tincture (optional but I like it - made it with habaneros & a little annatto, it doesn't add much flavor just heat)
Squirt of honey, probably about a TBSP
Muddle the fruit and honey in a shaker, add everything else, shake with ice.
We can't get good apricots here, they seem to always be either not ripe (and not gonna get there) or mealy texture and good flavor. I still gamble once a year or so. Well this time it was good texture and sour - if you have a good apricot, use less honey.
Can't go wrong with fruit & whiskey IMO. Not completely convinced on honey and rye but mezcal and rye is very, very nice.
