Ancho Old Fashioned recipe

Name: Ancho Old Fashioned
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 oz Ancho Chile Liqueur; 1 oz Bourbon; 0.25 oz Rich Simple Syrup; 2 dashes Angostura Bitters; 2 dashes Orange Bitters

A peppery Old Fashioned that pairs Ancho Reyes chile liqueur with bourbon.

Method: Stir · Glass: Rocks glass · Time: 3 min · Difficulty: Intermediate · Family: The Old Fashioned Family

Ingredients

1 oz Ancho Chile Liqueur
1 oz Bourbon
0.25 oz Rich Simple Syrup
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
2 dashes Orange Bitters

How to make a Ancho Old Fashioned

Add Ancho chile liqueur, bourbon, rich simple syrup, Angostura and orange bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
Stir until very cold and evenly diluted.
Strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube.
Express an orange peel over the drink.
Place the peel in the glass and serve.

Garnish

Orange peel.

Pro tip

Ancho liqueur is sweet as well as spicy, so keep the rich syrup measured. You should taste the bourbon first, followed by dried-chile warmth.

History of the Ancho Old Fashioned

The Ancho Old Fashioned is a published Ancho Reyes recipe that follows the classic Old Fashioned format with equal parts chile liqueur and bourbon, rich syrup and two kinds of bitters.

Flavour profile

Bourbon, Chili, Spiced, Orange

Variations

Oaxacan Old Fashioned — Reposado tequila and mezcal make the benchmark split-base build
All-Mezcal Oaxacan Old Fashioned — Use mezcal as the full base for a drier smoky version
Ancho Old Fashioned — Add ancho chile liqueur for peppery warmth
Oaxacan Negroni — Move into a bitter equal-parts mezcal Negroni

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