Ingredients

  • 1½ ozreposado tequila
  • ½ ozmezcal
  • 1 tspagave nectar
  • 2 dashesangostura bitters
  • 🍋Flamed orange twist(garnish)

🔧 Tools

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Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to an Old Fashioned glass with one large ice cube.
  2. Stir until well chilled and ingredients are fully integrated, about 20-30 seconds.
  3. Cut a coin of orange peel and hold it over the drink.
  4. Light a match and warm the skin side of the peel, then squeeze to express oils through the flame.
  5. Drop the flamed orange twist into the drink.

📜 History

Created in 2007 by bartender Phil Ward at Death & Co in New York City, the Oaxacan Old Fashioned is credited with opening American eyes to the potential of mezcal in cocktails. Ward's eureka moment came when he realized smoky mezcal could accent tequila the way peated Scotch accents blended whisky. The drink became Death & Co's most requested cocktail and sparked countless imitations worldwide. Ward later opened Mayahuel, a pioneering agave spirits bar, further cementing his role in the mezcal revolution.

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