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old cuban riff

Old Cuban Riff: The Old Mexican

Recipe: Graham Warner , Le Mal Nécessaire , Montréal, Québec

Photo: Emma Janzen

June 12, 2019

old cuban riff

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.

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