Oaxacan Old Fashioned

Flavor profile

Smoky espadín meets warm baking spice and orange oils — rich, savory, and slow-burning.

Our take

This is the kind of drink that makes you slow down: the mezcal rinse arrives before the first sip, a thin veil of campfire that never overwhelms the reposado’s vanilla edge.

We ordered a second not because the first disappeared too fast, but because the bitters and citrus kept unfolding as the ice melted — a rare stirred build that rewards patience.

Ingredients

• Reposado tequila
• Mezcal rinse
• Agave
• Angostura + orange bitters
• Orange twist

Pairing recommendations

• Carnitas tacos with charred pineapple — smoke with smoke, sweetness with fat.
• Mole negro tostada — mirrors the cocoa–spice lane without fighting the mezcal.