A smoky, citrus-forward take on the Last Word, with mezcal where the gin was and Aperol standing in for green Chartreuse, while maraschino and lime bridge the two. It drinks as a tart, faintly bitter sour in which smoke, orange and cherry trade places sip to sip, and an expressed grapefruit peel brightens the nose.
Garnish: Grapefruit Peel
Shaken · Coupe · Up
add
Combine mezcal, Aperol, maraschino liqueur, and lime juice in a shaker.
shake
Add ice and shake until well chilled.
strain
Fine-strain into a chilled coupe.
express
Express a wide grapefruit twist over the surface and discard.
Phil Ward came up with the Division Bell in 2009 at Mayahuel, the mezcal-focused bar he ran in Manhattan's East Village, reworking the Last Word around agave spirit. He borrowed its name from the Pink Floyd album. The drink has since become a well-known modern classic, with recipes agreeing on the same proportions of mezcal, Aperol, maraschino and lime.