Tequila Old fashioned

Old fashioned à la téquila
Ingredients :

1 ¼ oz (38 ml) reposado tequila

¾ oz (22 ml) mezcal

1 C. 1/2 tsp (5 mL) agave syrup or orange syrup

3 dashes of orange bitters

Orange zest (for garnish)

Preparation :

In a mixing glass, add all the ingredients and fill with ice.

Stir with a chopstick or bar spoon until your fingers are cool.

Strain into a short glass fitted with a large cube of ice.

Garnish with an orange zest.

About our Tequila Old fashioned

Also known as Oaxaca Old Fashioned, it was one of my personal favorites when I tasted it for the first time, sitting at the Death & Co bar in New York. The vegetal and smoky notes are round and float on the bitterness of orange.