1 oz Mezcal (Fidencio)
1 oz Blanco Tequila (Avion)
1 oz Orange Juice
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Cinnamon Syrup
Shake with ice, strain into a double old fashioned glass full of ice, and garnish with an orange slice accented with 7 drop Fee's Old Fashioned Bitters (Fee's Whiskey Barrel-Aged).
For a drink two Mondays ago, I returned to
Cure: New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ’Em and spotted Berlin in the 70s. The recipe was attributed to bartender Billy Dollard who was inspired by Cure bartender Maks Pazuniak who was tinkering with a recipe that he was calling New York in the Seventies (that recipe will post here in 5 more days) right before he was leaving for New York City. Billy named his drink after a group of Germans who ordered shots of tequila and mezcal with cinnamon-dusted orange wedges as chasers. I was introduced to this
phenomenon in 2009 by John Gertsen at Drink, and it too inspired me to create a recipe soon after using that combination dubbed
Peniques. Once shaken and strained, Berlin in the 70s welcomed the nose with a cinnamon bouquet. Next, orange and lemon notes on the sip progressed into smoky agave and cinnamon flavors on the swallow.
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Had this made for me from a restaurant cocktail menu in Quebec City. It was a lovely drink and part of a great evening. Thanks for the reference here!
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