gnarly proposition

1 1/2 oz Mezcal (Peloton de la Muerte)
1/2 oz Cynar
1/2 oz Passion Fruit Syrup
1/2 oz Lime Juice

This is a doubled recipe. Shake with ice and strain into a single old fashioned glass or perhaps a coupe, or to be closer to the original, strain into two shot glasses. Two Mondays ago, I uncovered a set of online recipe flashcards for Navy Strength in Seattle and landed on the Gnarly Proposition. The drink is normally served as a shot, so I doubled the amounts to make it cocktail sized. A problem with the recipe was that it called for a batched mezcal-Cynar pour that I assessed to be 3:1 instead of 1:1 through the hue in a Yelp drink photo from 2022. Moreover, I ended up making the 1:1 version as well that was more opaquely brown than the photo as well as more quirky as opposed to more pleasing like a shot should be. Since the trio of mezcal, Cynar, and passion fruit worked well in the Bairdley Legal an Yvonne's, I was definitely excited about trying this one. In the glass, the Gnarly Proposition opened up with caramel, vegetal, tropical, and smoke aromas. Next, lime and passion fruit notes on the sip revealed smoky mezcal, tropical, and bitter herbal flavors on the swallow.