Oaxacan Old Fashioned - A Modern Classic - The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess

To understand the Old Fashioned is to understand the origins of the cocktail, as well as its evolution. The original definition of a “cocktail” was “spirit of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” When bartenders began to experiment with the addition of vermouth and other ingredients in the late 1800’s, customers wanting a cocktail made the old fashioned way would ask for it specifically as an “Old Fashioned”. While whiskey became the assumed spirit, that did not mean they couldn’t ask for it made with other spirits.

Recipe:
1 1/2 oz Tequila Reposado
1/2 oz Mezcal
1 tsp. amber agave syrup
2 dashes aromatic bitters

Instructions:
Stir ingredients with ice.
Strain over ice into an Old Fashioned glass.
Garnish with a flamed orange twist.

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