The Threshold Fog
Mezcal, amaro & orange with dry ice fog — the entry that determines everything
If the entry lands, the night has a spine
Why this cocktail? David designs threshold moments. This fog-wreathed mezcal cocktail is that moment of atmospheric transformation.
The Story
Read the full story →David Landgraf watches the threshold moment at every event. At Jazz at Lincoln Center, fog crept along the floor as guests stepped into a rainforest gala — Manhattan dissolved, the room transformed. This smoky mezcal cocktail with dry ice fog re-creates that atmospheric entry: dark, dramatic, and designed to make you pause at the doorway.
Ingredients
- 2 oz mezcal
- 0.75 oz amaro
- 0.5 oz fresh orange juice
- 0.25 oz agave
- Dry ice pellet
- Orange peel
Preparation
- 1.Stir mezcal, amaro, orange juice, and agave with ice.
- 2.Strain into a coupe.
- 3.Add a small dry ice pellet for fog effect.
- 4.Garnish with expressed orange peel.
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