Chocolate Tequila Old Fashioned recipe
Reposado tequila, crème de cacao and bitters turn the Old Fashioned into a dark agave sipper.
Method: Stir ·
Glass: Double Old Fashioned glass ·
Time: 4 min ·
Difficulty: Intermediate ·
Family: The Old Fashioned Family
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Reposado Tequila
- 0.5 oz Light Crème de Cacao
- 4 dashes Orange Bitters
- 4 dashes Chocolate Bitters
How to make a Chocolate Tequila Old Fashioned
- Add tequila, crème de cacao and both bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir until well chilled and lightly diluted.
- Strain into a double Old Fashioned glass over one large ice cube.
- Garnish with a small caramel-chocolate square and a pinch of flaky sea salt.
Garnish
Small caramel-chocolate square and a pinch of flaky sea salt.
Pro tip
Keep the crème de cacao light and measured. It should sweeten the tequila without turning the drink into a liqueur-forward dessert.
History of the Chocolate Tequila Old Fashioned
The Chocolate Tequila Old Fashioned uses reposado’s barrel spice as a bridge between cocoa, orange bitters and agave.
Flavour profile
Chocolate, Agave, Orange, Rich
Variations
- Tequila Old Fashioned — Añejo tequila, agave and bitters over one large cube
- Oaxaca Old Fashioned — A tequila-mezcal split base with mole bitters
- Chocolate Tequila Old Fashioned — Reposado, crème de cacao and chocolate bitters make a dessert-leaning riff
- Smoked Tequila Old Fashioned — Aged tequila and bitters are served in a briefly smoked rocks glass
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