Last night I attended the media preview for Oyamel’s Tequila & Mezcal Festival. Oyamel is one of my favorite DC restaurants and never fails to provide unfamiliar yet pleasant flavors in their dishes and drinks. My favorites fom last night were:
- Alas De Pollo con salsa naranja. This dish was by far my favorite. The chicken wings were tender and the spiced orange and chile pequin salsa was delicious.
- Chuletas de cordero en chileao con frijoles borrachos. This dish featured shredded lamb (I know the name says lamb chops) marinated in guajillo chiles and garlic with drunken navy beans, pork belly, and negra modelo.
Guacamole, salsa, chips, and pickled vegetables.
- Chalupas de ostones en escabeche. This tasty oyster appetizer was served on a corn cake with tomato salsa, lettuce, and cheese.
- Guacamole, salsa, and pickled vegetables.
- El Pescador. This cocktail included Herradura 3-ways, Orange Curacoa, Marachino, Velvet Falernum, grapefruit, lemon, and hand-cracked ice was my favorite of the cocktails.
- Oaxacan Swizzle. This was my second favorite cocktail, with its Del Maguey Mezcal “Vida,” fresh-pressed apples, ruby port, and ginger.
If you are a gin fan (I’m not), try the T&T, which is tequilla with the flavorings usually used while making gin. They also had a cocktail featuring chamomile, but I’m not a chamomile fan.
-JAY
Disclosure: From time to time, we are given free items, meals, or events.
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