Spiced Tequila Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe

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About The Spiced Tequila Old Fashioned Cocktail

The beautifully simple Old Fashioned gets a Mexican makeover with the addition of reposado tequila and a hit of allspice dram.

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Demerara sugar cube

1 splash

Club soda

1 ¹⁄₂ oz

Cazadores reposado tequila

¹⁄₄ oz

Allspice dram

4 dashes

Orange bitters

Garnish:

Lemon twist

Glass:

Combine the sugar cube and 1 small splash (about 1 1/2 tsp) club soda in a mixing glass.

Using a muddler, pulverize the sugar cube into the club soda to create a paste.

Add the tequila, allspice dram and bitters. Add ice and stir 25 to 30 times.

Strain into rocks glass over ice.

Express the oil of a lemon twist over top, and garnish with the twist.

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