Yield: makes 1 Cocktail

Ingredients

1 tsp. Kosher salt

1 tsp. Mexican-style chili powder

2 lemon wedges

5 slices cucumber

1 ¹⁄₂ tsp. agave nectar

2 oz. mezcal produced from unsmoked agave

Instructions

1. Mix the salt and the chili powder together on a small plate. Run a lemon wedge around the glass to moisten, and rim the glass with chili salt.
2. Combine the lemon wedges, cucumber, and a pinch of chili salt in the bottom of a shaker and muddle well. Add mezcal, agave nectar, and ice. Shake and strain into a margarita glass over fresh ice.