EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- It's National Tequila Day, and while some restaurants may be offering deals on the popular liquor, a bartender is helping to show you how to make a mezcal old fashioned in your kitchen.
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Lead bartender at The Barn Steakhouse Jeff Bradshaw is giving an easy demonstration with step-by-step instructions to make the drink.
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Mezcal Old-Fashioned
- 2 oz. Del Maguey Vida Mezcal
- 1/4 oz. Mathilde Liqueur Orange XO
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- 1/4 oz. Demerara simple syrup
- 2 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
Mix together and garnish with orange swath (piece of peel with a thin layer of pith).