The Evening Redness in the West

Did you post witnesses? he said. To report to you on the continuing existence of those places once you’d quit them?

By the Editors

2 oz. tequila reposado
2 oz. blood orange juice
1 oz. crème de cassis
½ oz. agave nectar
2 lime wheels
3 sage leaves
Blood orange wheel, for garnish.

  1. In a shaker, muddle the lime wheels, sage leaves, and agave nectar.
  2. Add the tequila and blood orange juice. Shake well.
  3. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass.
  4. Slowly add the crème de cassis. Do not stir.
  5. Garnish with blood orange wheel.
  6. Drink up, he said. The world goes on.