montañista

1 1/2 oz Mezcal (Del Maguey Vida)
3/4 oz Braulio Amaro
3/4 oz Blanc Vermouth (Dolin)

Build in an old fashioned glass, add ice, stir to mix and chill, and garnish with a grapefruit twist.Two Thursdays ago, I found the evening's libation on the Bartender's Choice app called the Montañista. This 2017 creation by Brandon Bramhall at Nashville's Attaboy had the mezcal plus blanc vermouth structure of the Noble Savage that I had a few days before as well as the Spring Blossom but here with Braulio instead of Benedictine and Suze, respectively. The app provided the description of, "A delicious, piney, and smoky agave Negroni," and that was more that enough to have me make this number. In the glass, it proffered grapefruit, vegetal, and pine aromas to the senses. Next, a caramel and white wine sip climbed to smoky, minty, vegetal, and herbal flavors on the swallow.