Recipes

Barela No. 2

Name: Barela No. 2
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1/4 ounce mezcal; 1 long orange peel, for garnish; 2 ounces añejo tequila, preferably Chinaco; 1 ounce Carpano Antica Formula; 3 dashes of orange bitters; Ice

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Before working at Harvard & Stone, François Vera mixed craft cocktails at Cole’s, the oldest bar in L.A. This cocktail made with añejo (“aged”) tequila, mezcal and sweet vermouth is an ode to Jimmy Barela, who worked as a bartender at Cole’s for 65 years. Slideshow: Classic Cocktails

By François Vera

Updated on March 29, 2015

Total Time:

5 mins

Yield:

1 drink

Ingredients

1/4 ounce mezcal
1 long orange peel, for garnish
2 ounces añejo tequila, preferably Chinaco
1 ounce Carpano Antica Formula
3 dashes of orange bitters
Ice

Directions

Rinse a chilled rocks glass with the mezcal; pour out the excess. Wrap the orange peel around the inside of the glass. In a mixing glass, combine the tequila, Carpano Antica Formula and bitters; fill with ice and stir well. Strain into the prepared rocks glass.