Name: Oaxaca Old-Fashioned
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Reposado tequila; 15 ml Mezcal; 7.5 ml Agave syrup; 4 drop Cocoa bitters

Ingredients

1 1/2 fl oz

Reposado tequila (100% agave)

1/2 fl oz

Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal

1/4 fl oz

Agave syrup (agave nectar)

4 drop

Angostura Cocoa Bitters

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist (flamed).

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

EXPRESS flamed lemon zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Oaxaca Old-Fashioned contains 154 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
28.36% alc./vol. (56.72° proof)
19.2 grams of pure alcohol

Review

An agave-based old-fashioned with a wonderful hit of smokiness from the mezcal (depending on your choice of mezcal).

Like many cocktails, Philip Ward's original recipe (45ml reposado tequila, 15ml mezcal (Del Maguey Chichicapa or San Luis del Rio), 7.5ml Agave syrup, and 1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters) has evolved, with chocolate bitters, or more recently, cocoa bitters now favoured by many in place of aromatic bitters (as per the recipe above).

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Comments & Discussion

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Doug James Premium Member 7w

Absolute banger of an agave forward night cap. Repasado, Mezcal, a hint of chocolate, and the perfect amount of agave syrup. Delightful! I used Ocho Terroir Select Repasado and Montelobos Espadín Joven mezcal with Angostura Cocoa Bitters. Definitely a new addition to the rotation.

Chris Dimal 16w

Used Ango Cocoa as well, and it turns out like some agave-chocolate nougat. Absolutely delightful, with the mezcal really reining the sweetness. Truly delightful.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 14w

Agreed! I've switched to cocoa bitters, rather than chocolate bitters.

Yossi Burg 1y

A favourite- and been experimenting with bitters -so far Angostura Cocoa bitters is the winner with LARGE orange twist.

Matt Burnham 1y

Substituted Giffard orgeat for the agave syrup and was very happy I did. Absolutely delicious.

Morten Carlsbaek Premium Member 1y

I just stirred it without all the fuss and really liked this mellow, full-bodied tequila nightcap!

Justin Aniello 1y

Simple and delicious, I kept the agave as is but I also used a high smoke mezcal.

Patrick Valentino 1y

I've typically made with angostura but just came across this one with chocolate bitters. Which makes sense. Maybe I will have a second one tonight to compare? On a school night no less

Annechien Premium Member 1y

Oh my. I didn’t expect to like this so much. I was saving this recipe for 2 special bottles of tequila that I got as a present. I do like old fashioned, but I was afraid I wouldn’t like the smokiness. No worries there. This is spectacular. Really wonderful with the orange and chocolate flavours.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

This is something quite special. Not a big tequila or mezcal drinker, making it more so. I did knock back the agave to 5ml for my palate, even with bob’s chocolate bitters. As Florian points out, easiest to dissolve agave in the spirits before adding ice.

Oaxaca Old-Fashioned