Oaxaca-Branca Old Fashioned

Name: Oaxaca-Branca Old Fashioned
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Rey Campero; 1/2 oz Fernet Branca; 1/4 oz Licor 43; 1/2 oz Anise Syrup; 3 drop(s) Bittermen's Xocolatl Mole Bitters; 1 ea Anise Smoked Glass

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By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: October 21, 2021

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Happy National Mezcal Day! And Old Fashioned Week! And the Make Yourself A Little Nuts Trying to Participate Timeline! No but what better way to celebrate both of these joyous occasions than to combine my favorite mezcal with my favorite Fernet (I've tried two different kinds now thank you very much). Admittedly this came about more from the ring of the name than anything, but after subbing out a much less impressive mezcal for the decidedly more impressive Rey Campero, this drink really works. ...

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz
Rey Campero

1/2 oz
Fernet Branca

1/4 oz
Licor 43

1/2 oz
Anise Syrup

3 drop(s)
Bittermen's Xocolatl Mole Bitters

1 ea
Anise Smoked Glass

Tools

Mixing Glass
Strainer
Torch
Hot Plate

Instructions

Garnish

Grapefruit Twist

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

By Mike Vander Horn

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Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with a large ice cube and stir until chilled, about 45 seconds. Strain into an anise smoked rocks glass over a clear ice sphere. Express a grapefruit peel over the drink and perch on the side of the glass

Editor's Note

A bold Old Fashioned riff where smoky mezcal and intensely herbal Fernet Branca are bridged by a sweet anise syrup. Mole bitters and vanilla liqueur add a rich, dessert-like finish.