mexican necromancer

1 oz Reposado Tequila (Cimarron)
1 oz Mezcal (Peloton de la Muerte)
1/2 oz Cocchi Americano
1/2 oz Aperol
2 dash Angostura Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a lemon twist.Two Fridays prior, I had spotted an interesting drink on Kindred Cocktails called the Mexican Necromancer that bartender Joshua Perez had posted. He crafted this at Middle Branch in Manhattan back in 2014 as an agave riff on Joseph Schwartz's gin-based Mercy, Mercy at Little Branch. With the tequila and mezcal, it also reminded me of the Dry Season but with bitters and slightly different proportions. Once mixed, the Mexican Necromancer enacted a lemon, smoky, and vegetal aroma. Next, orange and apricot notes on the sip transformed into smoky agave, orange, chocolate, and clove flavors on the swallow.