Old Cuban Riff: The Old Mexican
Photo: Emma Janzen
A tequila-based twist on the classic.
For this take on the Old Cuban cocktail, Graham Warner welcomes tequila to the glass and rounds out the flavors with a few dashes of chocolate bitters.
Ingredients
- 1 oz. blanco tequila
- 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
- 1/2 oz. turbinado syrup (1:1)
- 4 dashes chocolate bitters
- 4-5 mint leaves
- Dry sparkling wine, to top (roughly 1 oz.)
- Tools:shaker, strainer, fine strainer
- Glass:Old Fashioned
- Garnish:small dried rose bud
Preparation
Shake all the ingredients with ice, then fine strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish.