Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon five spice powder
  • 2 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 3 ounces mezcal joven, such as Sombra
  • 3 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice, from 2 to 3 oranges
  • 4 tablespoons pumpkin butter (see Notes)
  • 1/2 ounce lime juice, from one lime

Method

  • : Mix together five spice powder and salt. Store in a small jar until ready to use.
  • : Moisten the rim of two rocks glasses with lime juice, rim with five spice salt, and set aside. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the mezcal, orange juice, pumpkin butter, and lime juice. Shake until well-chilled, about 20 seconds. Add fresh ice to prepared glasses and strain cocktail into glasses.