Desert Fire Old Fashioned
A full-mezcal Old Fashioned amplified with charred chili-ancho bitters and a demerara wash — bone-dry, smoky, and volcanic with residual heat on the finish.
Served in a rocks glass · Garnish: Charred orange slice · Difficulty: medium
Ingredients
- 2.5 oz Mezcal Añejo
- 0.25 oz Demerara Simple Syrup
- 0.25 oz Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur
- 3 dashes Mole Bitters
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with a large chunk of ice.
- Stir slowly for 40 seconds — do not rush the dilution.
- Strain over a single large rock in a chilled rocks glass.
- Express and discard a wide orange peel.
- Garnish with a charred orange slice.