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Last of the Oaxacans（ラスト・オブ・ジ・オアハカンズ）

Last of the Oaxacans served in a cocktail glass glass
ラスト・オブ・ジ・オアハカンズ · 2010sCocktail glass · Shaken

The Last Word walks into Oaxaca — mezcal takes the gin's seat at the table.

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01Recipe

Recommended recipe

House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.

Ingredients and measures
IngredientMeasure
Mezcal22.5 ml
Green Chartreuse22.5 ml
Maraschino liqueur22.5 ml
Fresh lime juice22.5 ml

Total volume (pre-dilution)

  1. 01

    Shake equal parts hard with ice.

  2. 02

    Double-strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish — None

02Taste profile

Sweetness
55Moderate
Sourness*
90Intense
Bitterness
40Moderate
Fruitiness
45Moderate
Herbal*
44Moderate
Alcohol
62Strong
Crisp
65Strong

Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.

03History

~2010 — Joaquín Simó, then at Death & Co., swapped the Last Word's gin for mezcal; the name plays on 'last word' and Oaxaca's agave heartland.

2010s — spread with the mezcal boom; became the template's best-known agave descendant.

Sources — Death & Co., New York · PUNCH

05Variations

  • OriginThe Last WordThe gin original
  • SimilarNaked & FamousSimó's other mezcal equal-parts
06The map

Spirits

SpiritMezcalBrandDel Maguey VidaBrandMontelobos
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