Drink · 4 min · Amounts not specified
Oaxaca coffee
Mezcal, coffee and honey. Smoke and roast are the same family of flavors, which is why this works and sounds like it should not.
The sheet · 1 small glass · 4 min
easyWhy tonight. Mezcal, coffee and honey. Smoke and roast are the same family of flavors, which is why this works and sounds like it should not.
What it needs
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- mezcal
- coffee
- honey
Method
- 1½ oz mezcal, a shot of espresso, ½ oz honey syrup. Shake hard with ice if you want it cold and foamed, or stir it hot.
- Smoke and roast are the same family of flavor, which is why this works far better than mezcal in most other warm drinks.
- Honey rather than sugar. Agave and honey belong together.
- Orange peel expressed over the top, and a pinch of salt if you are shaking it cold.
Technique coach
What the method is trying to make happen
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An educational pour, not a reprint of a licensed spec. No allergen or alcohol-safety claim.
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- Syrups and citrusHow to make Cocktail Syrups: Simple, Ginger, Honey and Raspberry Vol. 1The Educated BarflySimple, ginger, honey and raspberry syrups in one sitting. The bar prep nobody films.Link checked 2026-09-08
- Bar techniqueHow to Mix a Drink - are you doing it wrong?Anders EricksonChilling, dilution, aeration and texture treated as four separate things, which is where most bar advice collapses them.1.4M+ views and 45K+ likes at the September 2026 review. · Link checked 2026-09-08
Why each of these is on the list
What the ingredients are actually doing
- mezcal
- Smoke over the same agave backbone, and it does not blend so much as lead.
- coffee
- Bitterness and roast, which is why it turns up in savory rubs as often as in dessert.
- honey
- Sweetness with a floral edge and enough body to change the texture of what it is in.
Missing one of them? The substitutions are written against those jobs rather than against a chart, so they say what each replacement costs this dish in particular.
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