Persimmon Mezcal Sour

When persimmons are in season, you can find me sipping one of these beauties. Persimmons are a little sweet, so I love mixing them with sour fruit juice like fresh-squeezed lime and grapefruit. And yes, they really should be freshly squeezed, trust me! For the alcohol, I use equal amounts of tequila and mezcal, but you could really make it your own here and use your favorite spirit or a different ratio if you want.

Persimmons are in season in the fall, so this Persimmon Mezcal Sour makes for the perfect easy fall sipping cocktail or your new signature holiday cocktail. We have them three ways here. Mix one up for yourself and let me know what you think!

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1. Add all of the ingredients to a cocktail shaker and dry shake, which means shaking without ice.
2. Then add ice and shake it all again.
3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
4. Garnish with a slice of persimmon and enjoy!

Make Your Own Persimmon Syrup

Making your own persimmon syrup at home is actually really easy, so let’s get into it. The base recipe uses 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar, plus one persimmon cut in thin-ish slices. Heat everything in a small saucepan on the stovetop, whisk until the sugar dissolves, and reduce to a simmer. Let this simmer for a while until the persimmons get really soft. Strain out the persimmon and pour some into your Persimmon Mezcal Sour cocktail before bottle the rest up for later.

Make Your Own Persimmon Puree

Making the persimmon puree is also super easy! Just add a chopped up persimmon and 1/4 cup water to a blender and blend until smooth. Add it to your Persimmon Mezcal Sour cocktail or any other cocktail recipe you’re making this season — like the Persimmon Margarita, maybe?!

Persimmon Mezcal Sour

Time to make: 15 minutes minutes

Mmmm! We've got tequila and mezcal, fruit juice, and persimmons three ways. Yes please!

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Ingredients

• 1 Egg white
• 3/4 oz. Lime juice
• 1/2 oz. Grapefruit juice
• 1 oz. Persimmon puree
• 1/2 oz. Persimmon syrup
• 1 oz. Tequila
• 1 oz. Mezcal
• Persimmon slice for garnish

Instructions

• Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker and dry shake (without ice).
• Add ice and shake again.
• Strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish!

Xoxo, cheers!