This mango mezcal smash is bright, fruity, and beautifully refreshing. Muddled fresh mango and mint meet smoky mezcal and tart lime for a well-balanced cocktail that's perfect for summer.

A yellow cocktail garnished with mint and mango chunks, rimmed with chili powder, sits on a coaster next to lime wedges, a shaker, mango, and a bottle in the background.

This mango mezcal smash is one of my favorite ways to sip mezcal when the weather turns warm. It's bright, fruity, and beautifully refreshing, the kind of cocktail that feels like a little getaway in a glass.

The flavor is what makes this one so good. Muddled fresh mango gives the drink a juicy, tropical sweetness, while mint keeps it garden-fresh and lime brings just the right amount of tartness. Then the mezcal comes through with its gentle smoky edge, which plays beautifully against all that sweet fruit. A splash of bubbly soda water lightens everything up, and a Tajín rim ties it together with a little salty, tangy heat, so you get smoky and sweet, bright and tart, all in one well-balanced sip.

And it comes together easily. A quick muddle, a shake over ice, and a strain into a rimmed glass, then a top of soda water and a garnish of fresh mango on a skewer and a few mint leaves. If you love this one, my blueberry mezcal smash is another fruity, smoky favorite worth keeping on hand for summer.

Mango Mezcal Smash

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A refreshing mango mezcal smash made with muddled fresh mango, mint, smoky mezcal, and lime. Served over ice with a Tajín rim for a little salty, tangy heat.

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Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings: 1 cocktail

Course: Cocktail

Ingredients

Tajín or salt to rim glass
¼ cup cubed fresh mango
4-5 mint leaves
2 ounces mezcal
1 ounce simple syrup
1 ounce lime juice
Soda water to top
Skewer of mango cubes and mint leaves to garnish

Method

Wet the rim of a rocks glass with lime, then dip it in Tajin or salt. Fill the rimmed glass with crushed ice. Add the mango and mint leaves to a cocktail shaker and muddle until the mango is a thick puree.
¼ cup cubed fresh mango, 4-5 mint leaves, Tajín or salt
Add the mezcal, simple syrup, lime juice, and a big scoop of ice and shake until icy cold.
2 ounces mezcal, 1 ounce simple syrup, 1 ounce lime juice
Strain the cocktail into the ice-filled glass, top with a little soda water, then garnish with a skewer of mango cubes and mint leaves.
Soda water, Skewer of mango cubes and mint leaves