little zeddie

1 1/2 oz Mezcal (Del Maguey Vida)
1/2 oz Amaro Ciociaro
1/2 oz Lime Juice
5 dash Orange Bitters (Angostura Orange)

Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass.Two Sundays prior, I opened up Carey Jones' Brooklyn Bartender book and landed upon the Little Zeddie that appeared like a smoky and bitter version of a Margarita. The drink crafted at Achilles Heel might have been named after Zeddie Little who was photographed during a road race and memed as the "ridiculously photogenic guy" and now currently living in Brooklyn. Once prepared, the Little Zeddie proffered caramel, smoke, vegetal, and lime aromas to the nose. Next, lime, orange, and caramel notes on the sip ran to smoky mezcal melding into bitter herbal orange flavors on the swallow.