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Oaxaca Old Fashioned

The modern classic that put agave in the Old Fashioned: reposado for structure, a half ounce of mezcal for smoke, and nothing to hide either one. Flame the orange peel if you want the theater.

5 ingredients5 minutesRocksOrange peel

Ingredients

1.5 oz Verified Pure reposado tequila
0.5 oz mezcal
1 tsp agave nectar (2:1 agave to water)
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Orange peel

Method

  1. Stir tequila, mezcal, agave, and bitters with ice until well chilled.
  2. Strain over one large cube in a rocks glass.
  3. Express the orange peel over the surface, then drop it in.
Panel note

The mezcal is seasoning, not the base. If the smoke is walking over the reposado, pull it back to a bar spoon.

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