midnight marauder no. 2

1 oz Rittenhouse Rye
1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth (Cocchi)
1/2 oz Coffee Liqueur (Galliano Ristretto)
1/4 oz Mezcal (Fidencio)
1 bsp Curaçao (1/8 oz Pierre Ferrand)

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a lemon twist.Two Wednesdays ago, I received the March/April issue of Imbibe Magazine, and I opened it up to find the evening's libation. There, I was lured in by the Midnight Marauder No. 2 by Kaley Brodeur at the Starling in Wilmington, North Carolina. The name reminded me of Joaquin Simo's Midnight Marauder but the only overlap was mezcal and something vermouth-like. Regardless, in the glass, it snuck in with lemon, roast, and vegetal aromas. Next, grape and roast notes on the sip led into rye, coffee, and orange flavors on the swallow with a vegetal, smoke, and orange finish.