right place wrong time

1 3/4 oz Mezcal (Del Maguey Vida)
3/4 oz Cynar
1/2 oz Strega
2 dash Peychaud's Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with an orange twist.Two Fridays ago at work, my chef wanted a drink with Strega in it, so I made him Chris Hannah's Night Tripper. That inspired me to riff on the drink when I got home, and I swapped out the Bourbon and Averna for mezcal and Cynar while keeping the Strega and Peychaud's Bitters in place. Besides knowing that Cynar works well with mezcal, I recalled that I had two drinks, Alex Day's La Bateleur and Mike Steele's The Truth that elegantly paired Cynar and Strega. For a name, I kept Chris' Dr. John song title concept and dubbed this one the Right Place Wrong Time. In the glass, it welcomed the nose with an orange, vegetal, and smoke bouquet. Next, Cynar's caramel filled the sip and was followed by smoky agave, vegetal herbal, anise, and spice flavors on the swallow.