Oaxaca Old Fashion

1 1/2 ounces reposado tequila 

1/2 ounce mezcal 

1 barspoon agave nectar

2 dashes Angostura bitters

Garnish: orange peel

Add the tequila, mezcal, agave nectar and Angostura bitters to an Old Fashioned glass with one large ice cube, and stir until well-chilled.

Squeeze an orange peel over the top of the drink to express its oils, then garnish with the peel.

The Oaxaca Old Fashion is a drink that really launched Mezcal into popularity within the United States. Originating in New York at Death & Co. by bartender Phil Ward, the drink introduced Whiskey drinkers to another earthy and oaky spirit, mezcal. The Oaxaca Old Fashioned—named for the Mexican state from where most mezcals hail—is a riff on the classic whiskey Old Fashioned mixing reposado with mezcal. 

photo courtesy NYT Cooking