Oaxaca Old Fashioned

Name: Oaxaca Old Fashioned
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5 oz reposado tequila; 0.5 oz mezcal; 1 tsp agave nectar; 2 dashes angostura bitters; flamed orange peel (garnish)

A smoky twist on the classic Old Fashioned featuring mezcal and tequila

mezcalEasy~30% ABV

MethodStirGlassRocks GlassIcelarge cubeGarnishflamed orange peel

Recipe

Serves1

Ingredients

1½ ozreposado tequila
½ ozmezcal
1 tspagave nectar
2 dashesangostura bitters
flamed orange peelgarnish

Tools

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Instructions

1Add ice and stir until well chilled and properly diluted.
2Combine tequila and mezcal and agave nectar and bitters in a mixing glass.
3Drop the peel into the glass.
4Express an orange peel over the drink by holding a lit match between the peel and glass.
5Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.

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History & Origin

Phil Ward created this drink at Death and Co in New York around 2007. It helped introduce American drinkers to mezcal and launched a wave of agave-based variations on classic templates.

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