Beer, tomato and lime
Yola’s Michelada
Recipe
Serves
1
Prep Time
5 MINS
MICHELADA
| 1 | MEDIUM | RIPE TOMATO |
| 2 | LIMES | |
| 1 | PINCH | SEA SALT |
| ICE | ||
| 1 | CAN | LIGHT BEER |
| BLACK PEPPER TO TASTE | ||
| TABASCO (OPTIONAL) |
Notes
An easy summer drink, Yola uses fresh tomato where most recipes call for tomato juice. Yola sometimes adds a touch of Oaxcan smoked worm salt, a classic accompaniment to mezcal served straight-up.
INSTRUCTIONS
Fill a large beer glass with ice. Using your hands, squeeze the juice and pulp from the tomato into the glass, discarding the peels. Add the juice of one or two limes (according to taste), and season with a pinch of salt.
Fill the glass with beer, and stir. Crack black pepper on top, garnish with a few drops of Tabasco sauce (if using), and enjoy.
Feature
Yola Jiminez is the owner and face of the all-female run spirit brand, Yola Mezcal. We were set up on a blind date on my recent trip to her hometown of Mexico City, and somehow, I have seen her nearly once a week since. Running an international liquor brand involves a lot of travel, staying out late, and keeping up to date with the myriad inventive ways bartenders and mixologists are using your product. Yes, it seems every marketing agency and influencer has their own mezcal these days, but I can guarantee, none of them have roots as deep as Yola’s. She grew up visiting her grandfather’s palenqe in Oaxaca, a passion project she would go on to transform into a sustainable business with her partners, singer Lykke Li and Gina Aglietti. Their Instagram says it all with their highly populated hashtag, #StrongWomenStrongDrink. They have positioned Yola Mezcal at the heart of the creative communities they serve, and while you can find them at the best restaurants in New York and LA, they make a point of supporting a dizzying array of art shows, fundraisers and like-minded events.
When I asked Yola what a woman whose world revolves around the bar does to recover from a big night out, she offered this michelada recipe without batting an eye. I had expected her to come back to me with some adaptogenic, turmeric-laden something or other, but her enthusiasm for the fresh twist on the classic Mexican drink was so much more convincing. This is a morning-after cocktail, in salad’s clothing, and Yola promises that after one, “you will immediately feel better, but for maximum effect, chase it down with one more.” Yola is currently designing and building a guest house of her own in Mexico City with her partner, Miggi Hood. I’m personally hoping this recipe will be a fixture on the breakfast menu.
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