The Port Authority

A spin off the classic Manhattan pairing the smokey Mezcal and the peppery spice of Rye Whiskey along with the smooth sweet of a tawny Port wine and a splash of bitters. Served over a single block of ice, garnished with a Luxardo cherry and a peel of orange around the rim then dropped in.

Ingredients

• 1 oz quality Mezcal
• 1 oz Bulleit Rye whiskey or your preferred.
• 3/4 oz tawny Port wine
• 2 or 3 shakes of Peychaud's Bitters
• Luxardo cherry
• fresh orange peel
• A smoker if available.

Steps

1. Combine Mezcal, Bourbon, Port wine, and bitters in a mixing cup. Stir briskly for 30 or 40 seconds. Strain into a tumbler containing a single large ice cube or ball. Wipe the rim with fresh orange peel, drop peel into class then garnish with a Luxardo cherry on a skewer.
2. If available, place smoker over glass at this point and fire up oak or mesquite into glass...serve.