Name: Going Out West
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 15 ml Mezcal; 15 ml Amaro (e.g. Averna); 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Amaro (e.g. Averna)

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

2 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

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

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Going Out West contains 165 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
31.12% alc./vol. (62.24° proof)
20.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Comments & Discussion

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Christopher Burk 17w

Averna usually provides enough sweetness for me in recipes. So, I skipped the simple. Excellent results. This will go into the regular rotation.

Evan Slate 28w

I used agave syrup and this was a bit too sweet. Maybe agave is sweeter than simple.

Bob Bobson 38w

Far more balanced than its ingredients would suggest, especially with a decent rye.

Ryan Madden Premium Member 40w

With the ratios provided and using Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal, I found it a bit too smokey. I might try again with 1/4 oz of Mezcal.

Yossi Burg 43w

5 Stars- complex, smokey and not too sweet- made twice using Averna but will experiment with other amari. My now nightcap favourite.

Bill and Audrey Kopp 47w

With a good mezcal there's a really long finish and it's a very complex drink. Highly recommended.

ERIC SLOOP 1y

Good evening , checking in from Oklahoma. Simon, again I was " surfing " this website and this one caught my eye so I decided, " what the hell, Rye not ?" And well DAMN this is what I was wanting, especially after a very bad week! Instead of the mezcal listed, I used El Silencio. With the spice of the Rye I used ( Bullet 100 ) the smokiness of the mezcal and the Amaro ( yes Averna) this is what I needed! Very tasty and pairs well with a fine cigar ( Boneshaker Warhammer) what a fantastic way to chill out! Absolutely AMAZING!

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

We went with Nardini Amaro...its clean and sharp spiciness, for us, complements the Rye and Mezcal beautifully.

Martin Mangold 1y

Made this with
Wild Turkey 101,
Topanito Mezcal
and Montenegro Amaro
– I'm in awe.

Justin Aniello 1y

Love rye, mezcal, and averna on their own and they play very well together here. Probably doesn't even need the simple syrup, the averna adds enough on its own. Surprised how much the smoke was mellowed out in this one, my mezcal tends to be very forward. Spicy, smoky, and sweet.