In a cocktail shaker, add 2 oz of Mezcal, ½ oz of Cointreau, 1 oz of fresh lime juice, ¾ oz of the strawberry basil syrup, and ice cubes.

Shake the mixture until combined and thoroughly chilled.

To serve, rim your serving glass with coarse salt and strain the cocktail into the glass filled with ice.

Garnish with fresh strawberries and basil leaves

In a saucepan, combine the strawberries, sugar, water, and torn basil leaves.

Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat, letting it simmer for 10-15 minutes.

Let the mixture cool, then strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve.

Discard the solids and transfer the syrup to a jar or airtight container.