Oaxacan Dead

Name: Oaxacan Dead
Ingredients: 2 oz Mezcal Vago Elote; 1/2 oz Giffard Apricot Liqueur; 1/2 oz Velvet Falaernum; 3/4 oz Lime Juice; 2 dash(es) Fee Brothers Orange Bitters; 2 dash(es) Peychaud's Bitters

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By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: January 12, 2022

Communal

Refreshing

As far as anyone knows this drink was created by Ethan Armstrong at Boston’s Deep Ellum in 2013. I found it while scrolling on the ‘gram from a nice repost page and checked out the original post and found a lot of great info on how this one came to be: it started as the obvious pun on “The Walking Dead” and hews toward a Zombie, but is made with Mezcal and relies on the liqueurs for sweetness. This ones really good, though the Mezcal Vago Elote did take charge of this cocktail, but still felt ba...

Ingredients

2 oz
Mezcal Vago Elote

1/2 oz
Giffard Apricot Liqueur

1/2 oz
Velvet Falaernum

3/4 oz
Lime Juice

2 dash(es)
Fee Brothers Orange Bitters

2 dash(es)
Peychaud's Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Dehydrated Orange and Mint

Build

Frappe & Dump

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with crushed ice and short shake. Open pour into a rocks glass, top with crushed ice. Garnish with a mint sprig and dehydrated orange wheel.

Editor's Note

Mezcal Vago Elote anchors this riff on the Zombie, trading rum for savory, corn-forward smoke. Falernum and apricot liqueur provide a balanced, spiced sweetness that keeps the drink refreshing.