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    The Goosebump Brief
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    The Goosebump Brief

    Mezcal, cacao and ancho with a smoked salt rim — cold arrival, slow shiver up the neck

    Every time her team cracks a brief, they say one word: goosebumps.

    Why this cocktail? Her team's word for landed work is 'goosebumps.' Cold smoke first, slow chili second.

    The Story

    Karam built a consultancy around a physical shiver and never pretended otherwise. A goosebump is the receipt that something moved, and it is the metric she trusts more than any dashboard. This drink is built to raise one: cold and smoky at the first sip, then a chili warmth that climbs after you have set the glass down.

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    Prep: 4 minYield: 1 cocktail

    Ingredients

    • 1.5 oz mezcal
    • 0.5 oz cacao liqueur
    • 0.25 oz ancho chili liqueur
    • 0.25 oz agave
    • Smoked salt rim
    • Orange peel

    Preparation

    1. 1.Rim a coupe with smoked salt.
    2. 2.Stir mezcal, cacao, ancho, and agave over ice until very cold.
    3. 3.Strain into the chilled coupe.
    4. 4.Express an orange peel over the top — the heat arrives last.