Mexico, ME

Andrew Volk, Portland Hunt + Alpine Club | Portland, ME

photo: Daniel Krieger
mexico, me coffee mezcal cocktail

Named for a town near the White Mountains of New Hampshire in northern Maine, the Mexico, ME is essentially a tequila Old-Fashioned, spiked with mezcal and Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy for complexity.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 1 1/2 ounce tequila
  • 1 1/2 ounce tequila
  • 1/2 ounce Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy
  • 1/2 ounce Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy
  • 1/2 ounce mezcal (preferably Del Maguey Vida)
  • 1/2 ounce mezcal (preferably Del Maguey Vida)
  • 1 teaspoon agave syrup
  • 1 teaspoon agave syrup
  • 2 dashes coffee bitters
  • 2 dashes coffee bitters

Garnish: orange peel

Directions
  1. Add coffee bitters and agave syrup to a rocks glass and stir.
  2. Add remaining ingredients and top with a large rock of ice.
  3. Stir for 30 seconds.
  4. Garnish with an orange peel.

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