(reposted here from Blood & Whiskey #37, June 2024)

Cocktails of the Month

One bourbon, one tequila…

Classic Old Fashioned

2 oz. bourbon 

1/4 oz. simple syrup (you can also just use sugar)

2 dashes Angostura bitters

Pour ingredients into an ice-filled rocks glass and stir. Garnish with thin-shaved lemon or orange peel.

[For a twist: replace the bourbon with mezcal, the simple syrup with agave syrup or nectar, and the Angostura with something like Mole Bitters.]

La Cigua (Spicy Margarita)

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