Mexican Monk

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Patrón Reposado tequila
1⁄2 oz Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1⁄4 oz Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

A dry and boozy tequila-laced aperitivo/digestivo.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Eric Alperin at his bar, Varnish in Los Angeles, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Mexican Monk contains 197 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 28.02% alc./vol. (28.02° proof)
  • 25.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Alex Grieb’s Avatar Alex Grieb
23rd March 2024 at 16:21
This has become one of my all-time favourite drinks. The coffee liquer brings out very pleasant nutty notes in the tequila and the sherry. The agave and the acidity of the fortified wine give the cocktail some much needed freshness to balance the floral honey notes and warm spice notes of the coffee liquer.
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JAY HURON’s Avatar JAY HURON
20th February 2023 at 23:28
I used Kahlua instead of Galiano. (probably would have tried Mr. Black if I'd had some) But this is a very tequila-forward cocktail, which is surprising, as the other sherry cocktails I've tried are generally sherry-forward.
I'd say it's like you finished Tequila in a sherry cask. Probably would have a bit more coffee notes if I used Mr. Black.
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