papa was a rodeo

1 oz Mezcal (Banhez)
1 oz Cognac (Courvoisier VS)
1/2 oz Cynar
1/2 oz Curaçao (Pierre Ferrand Dry)
2 dash Peychaud's Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with an orange twist.After writing up the Water Line, I got inspired to riff on the Cynar-orange liqueur combination. I merged the idea with the mezcal-Cognac duo from the 1910 Cocktail and included its choice of Peychaud's Bitters. For a name, I dubbed this one Papa Was a Rodeo that was had played on the Magnetic Fields Spotify that night (which I was listening to since a few songs from their "69 Love Songs" album are on one of the playlists at work). Once mixed, the Papa Was a Rodeo opened up with orange, caramel, vegetal, and smoke aromas. Next, the caramel orange notes continued on into the sip before Cognac, smoky agave, orange, herbal, and anise flavors took over on the swallow.