Mezcal With Sage Ice Cubes Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup fresh sage leaves

1/3 cup light agave syrup

Mezcal, or good-quality tequila

Preparation

Reserve 10 sage leaves for ice cubes. Place remaining sage leaves in 8 cups boiling water; cover and let steep 15 minutes. Strain liquid; discard sage leaves. Stir in agave until dissolved. Let cool completely, then refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 1 week.

Pour some of sage mixture into an ice-cube tray for large cubes, dividing liquid evenly. Add a sage leaf to each cube compartment. Freeze until solid, at least 8 hours and up to 1 day.

Place a sage ice cube in each of 4 tumblers and top with mezcal.