Cocktail Recipes

Oaxaca Old Fashioned

Modern | Cocktail | from Anders Erickson

The Oaxaca Old Fashioned helped kick off the mezcal craze in the United States. Created in 2007 by New York bartender Phil Ward, the Oaxaca Old Fashioned introduced countless drinkers to the earthy spirit, which was unfamiliar to most consumers at the time. Ward first made the cocktail at Death & Co., the pioneering East Village bar, before placing it on the menu at Mayahuel, the dearly departed bar that he opened down the street.

Ingredients

Amount	Ingredient	Brand
1 1⁄2 oz / 38 ml 2 1⁄4 oz / 56 ml 3 oz / 75 ml 4 1⁄2 oz / 113 ml	Reposado Tequila	Siete Leguas
1⁄2 oz / 13 ml 3⁄4 oz / 19 ml 1 oz / 25 ml 1 1⁄2 oz / 38 ml	Mezcal	Del Maguey Vida
2 dashes 3 dashes 4 dashes 6 dashes	Bitters	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 barspoons 1 1⁄2 barspoons 2 barspoons 3 barspoons	Agave Nectar

Notes

• Method: Stirred
• Pour: Julep Strain
• Glassware:
  • Low Ball
  • Large Ice Cube
• Garnish: Expressed grapefruit oil and peel
• Special Prep:
  • Blend cocktail with a stick blender in the shaking tin.
  • Pour cocktail into glass.