Taco Truck Old Fashioned
Originally, the old fashioned just had an unaged spirit in it, not the bourbon and whiskey we treasure today. So, really, any spirit, even an agave spirit can make an interesting old fashioned. For this riff, we’ll use reposado tequila and a little mezcal if you want to add a bit of smoke to it. And instead of using just orange bitters, I wanted to use the mole-flavored bitters from Bittermen’s because they sing with the tequila and mezcal theme.
Ingredients
- 2 oz tequila reposado if you have it
- ½ oz mezcal Note - this adds a lot of smokiness to the drink. If you prefer not to use it simply use that amount of the tequila above. However, the smoke really pulls outs some lovely barrel notes from the spirits.
- 1/4 oz raw agave nectar
- 2 dashes orange bitters
- 8 drops Bittermen’s Xocolotl Mole bitters
- Garnish: Rim a glass with smoked salt or spicy salt - similar to what you would use for a high-end margarita. If you’d rather not it’s lovely with a single expressed orange peel.
Instructions
- Prepare the old fashioned glass if you’re going to rim it with spices and salt. Use an orange wedge to wet a section of the outside of the rim and dip the outside edge in the salt/spice. Set aside.
- In a mixing glass, combine the tequila, mezcal (if using) agave nectar and bitters. Add ice and stir until well-chilled.
- Strain into the prepared glass filled with one large ice cube and garnish with an expressed orange peel. Salud!
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