Oaxaca Old Fashioned
If you’re looking for an agave twist on something classic, the Oaxaca Old Fashioned’s calling your name. This, now well-known, cocktail was created fairly recently back in 2007 by NYC bartender Phil Ward at Death & Co — which actually helped kick off the Mezcal movement in the US.
Ingredients:
¼ oz agave
4-5 drops chocolate bitters
½ oz mezcal
1½ oz reposado tequila
garnish: orange peel
Directions:
In a cocktail mixing glass, combine agave, bitters, mezcal, and reposado tequila. Add ice and stir for at least thirty seconds (achieve the perfect amount of dilution is key to this cocktail!). Strain into a chilled rocks glass on top of a large ice cube. Garnish with an orange peel.