fantasma

1 1/2 oz Del Maguey Mezcal Vida (Peloton de la Muerte)
1 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth (Servito)
1 oz Luxardo Bitter Bianco
2 dash Scrappy's Cardamom Bitters (The Bitter Housewife)

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with a lime twist. Two Mondays ago, I was perusing an online recipe flashcard set for Pammy's in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a Luxardo Bitter Bianco recipe called the Fantasma caught my eye. The closest thing to this mezcal White Negroni on the blog was perhaps the aged gin-based Jaded Sensibilities, so I was curious. Moreover, a Yelp menu photo points this to the December 2017 timeframe. Once served, the Fantasma met the nose with a lime, vegetal, herbal, and smoke bouquet. Next, a semi-sweet white wine sip opened up into smoky mezcal, bitter herbal, wormwood, and cardamom flavors on the swallow.