1 1/2 oz Patron Silver Tequila (Arette)
1/2 oz Ilegal Mezcal (Peloton de la Muerte)
3/4 oz Cocchi Americano
1/4 oz Crème de Cassis (Massenez)
1/8 oz Fernet Branca
2 dash Bitter Sling Moondog Latin Bitters (Bitter Cube Corazon)
Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with ice, and garnish with a heart-shaped orange twist on a skull pick (if available).
Two Wednesdays ago, I returned to CocktailWonk's release of Tomas Estes'
The Tequila Ambassador, and I spotted the Instant Crush by Lauren Mote of Amsterdam. The combination of cassis and Fernet was one that I experienced in the
Wells Cocktail from
Louis' Mixed Drinks back in 1906, so I was curious to try it here as an accent in an agave-Cocchi Americano concept. Once stirred and strained, the Instant Crush greeted the nose with an orange, dark berry, and herbal bouquet. Next, dark fruit notes on the sip were requited by smoky agave, syrupy red and black fruit, and bitter menthol flavors on the swallow.
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