1491

1 1/2 oz Macchu Pisco
1/2 oz Del Maguey Mezcal
1/2 oz Blanco Vermouth
1/2 oz Elderflower Liqueur
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1 Egg White

Shake once without ice and once with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with 5 drops of Angostura Bitters.
Two Tuesdays ago, we celebrated my belated birthday at Myers & Chang, and afterwards we were in a cocktail mood. Therefore, we headed over to the Ink Block to visit Bar Mezzana. For a drink, I asked bartender Jenna Rycroft for the 1491; she later explained that she created this along with bar manager Ryan Lotz for the opening menu with a pre-Columbus theme of New World spirits. I had previously had a 3:1 mix of pisco to mezcal in the Firecracker Cocktail, and I was up for revisiting the flavor combination. In the glass, the 1491 presented floral aromas to the nose. Next, a creamy lemon and fruity sip gave way to pisco, smoky mezcal, and floral notes on the swallow.

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1 1/2 oz JM Rhum Agricole Blanc
1/2 oz Mezcal Amaras
1/2 oz Maple Syrup
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1 dash Angostura Bitters

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail coupe.
For my drink of the day at Loyal Nine two Saturdays ago, I was inspired by the Mr. Howell to create a smoky Sour. Originally, I wanted to go with pisco as the main ingredient with mezcal as the smoky accent which worked well in the Firecracker Cocktail and the 1491; however, we were running low on pisco upstairs at the bar and perhaps a funky agricole might pair better with the mezcal. I kept the Mr. Howell's maple syrup and lime juice components but added in some Angostura Bitters spice to dry out the maple a touch. For a name, I decided on a song title from the Television Personalities from 1987 that was perhaps named after a 1984 British television drama series.