el chapo

3/4 oz Reposado Tequila (Espolon)
3/4 oz Capurro Ancholado Pisco (Macchu Pisco)
3/4 oz Cocchi Americano
3/4 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth (Noilly Prat)

Stir with ice, strain into a Nick & Nora glass (coupe), and garnish with a lemon twist.Two Thursdays prior, I ventured back to A Quick Drink: The Speed Rack Guide to Winning Cocktails for Any Mood by Lynnette Marrero and Ivy Mix and spotted El Chapo. The drink was created by Lynnette Marrero and Jessica Gonzalez as a Latin American Vesper; since I was familiar with Jessica's work from the Death & Co. Cocktail Book and the NoMad Cocktail Book, I was excited to give this one a go. Moreover, the split base Martini with pisco reminded me of Ivy Mix's 50/25/25. In the glass, El Chapo proffered a lemon, floral, and earthy bouquet to the nose. Next, light orchard fruit notes on the sip slipped into vegetal, pear, and white grape flavors on the swallow.