We first heard of the Yellow Pepper #2 from comedian Eric Andre, who turn out to be a fan of craft cocktails. This one from mixologist Gabriella Mlynarczyk is an excellent example of her creative use of fresh ingredients, as demonstrated in her book Clean + Dirty Drinking.
It’s got “yellow” in the name, so naturally it really should be a yellow sweet pepper (AKA bell pepper or capsicum). You can juice the peppers by blending them up and straining out the solids, or just crushing chunks of pepper in a measuring glass with a heavy muddler and pouring out the juice.
You can use either mezcal or tequila, or a mix of both, depending on how smoky you’d like it. You can use any spicy bitters you’d like – Mlynarczyk’s recipe calls for Scrappy’s Firewater Bitters, but it’s another nice opportunity to bring in some smoke, if you have smoked chile bitters.
