Tequila Mockingbird 2

Chef notes

The tale of a drink's invention in three parts:

Part I: One night at the Commander's Palace bar, we tell Bryan Batt, our childhood friend, Broadway actor and all-around beloved character, that we are hard at work on a cocktails book. He says he's had in mind a great drink name for years, and we must invent a drink and call it the "Tequila Mockingbird." We laugh so loud, it is quite unladylike.

Part II: Lu creates a drink and says, "Try this, Ti. It's good," but Ti asks her to add two dashes of angostura bitters. She does. The drink is perfect. We are prouder than proud.

Part III: When all-knowing Doc Cocktail comes into the Swizzle Stick Bar, we offer our new invention to get his praise. He informs us that there is already a drink called the Tequila Mockingbird but that it's not very good and he can't wait to taste ours. He loves it and proclaims it the Tequila Mockingbird 2.