Best Salt for Mezcal: Traditional and Modern Options
Discover the best salt for mezcal, from traditional worm salt to grasshopper, sea, and chile-lime salts, plus serving tips for every pour.
Discover the best salt for mezcal, from traditional worm salt to grasshopper, sea, and chile-lime salts, plus serving tips for every pour.
Compare worm salt and margarita salt by flavor, texture, cocktails, and food uses. Learn which rim works best for mezcal, tequila, and fruit drinks.
Compare worm salt and grasshopper salt by flavor, ingredients, mezcal pairing, cocktails, and food uses—and learn which Oaxacan salt fits your table.
A savory-green summer mezcal cooler with tomatillo, lime, cilantro, and worm salt.
Make a refreshing papaya lime mezcal cooler with sparkling water and a savory worm salt rim, plus puree tips, variations, and pairings.
A bitter-orange mezcal spritz with bubbles, citrus, and a subtle worm salt rim.
A blueberry mezcal fizz with sage, lemon, bubbles, and a savory worm salt finish.
A sparkling raspberry-lime tequila spritz with a light worm salt rim.
A cool honeydew and mint mezcal highball finished with lime, bubbles, and worm salt.
A tall cherry-lime mezcal Collins with bubbles, citrus, and a worm salt rim.