People often say that tequila sends them over the edge.

No, my friend, it’s not tequila that sends you over the edge. It’s the type of night that leads you towards tequila shots that sends you over the edge.

Somehow the balance in this is such that you can kill it by overdoing it on the garnish. In my first attempt the smell of orange from my fingers knocked out all the subtleties and skewed the whole drink towards straight orange. A smaller patch of orange zest on take two allowed for a far better drink.

Scotch and Montenegro, might be inclined to call it an S&M…

10-15ml crème de banane (not some old bottom shelf banana liqueur, but something proper like Giffard) is an excellent addition.

Subbing the lime for ~30ml lemon also fits the flavor profile rather well