Zapatero – Old Fashioned Variation

There are (in general) 3 ways to “build” a cocktail – in a shaker, stirred in a mixing glass, and built directly in the glass they are going to be served in. Oh yeah, there’s a 4th way – in a blender (more on that when we make Frose). Anyway, the Old Fashioned is the classic “built in a glass” cocktail, this is an agave spirit (e.g. Tequila or Mezcal) variation on it. Enjoy. Credit where credit is due: https://www.liquor.com/recipes/the-zapatero/

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz of Mezcal or Tequila
• 0.5 oz of Bourbon
• 2 bar spoons or Orgeat (Almond) Syrup (substitute simple syrup as needed)
• 1 dash Angosturga bitters
• 1 dash chocolate bitters
• Garnish: orange peel, cocktail cherry, grated cinnamon

Add the spirits, syrup, and bitters to a rocks glass that is filled with ice. Stir until well chilled, garnish with a strip of orange peel, a cocktail cherry, and a sprinkling of grated cinnamon (use a cinnamon stick, grate w/ a microplane grater)