My Tequila Valentine

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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila
1⁄4 oz Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
1⁄4 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1⁄4 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 1⁄2 oz Blood orange juice
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Orange slice wheel

How to make:

SHAKE or STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Beautifully balanced tequila and blood orange with a herbal vermouth complexity and delicate bitter notes.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Amy Stewart, author of the Drunken Botanist.

Nutrition:

One serving of My Tequila Valentine contains 159 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 14.66% alc./vol. (14.66° proof)
  • 16.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Egg McKenzie’s Avatar Egg McKenzie
24th March 2024 at 20:56
this is world class.
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Ignacio Seligra’s Avatar Ignacio Seligra
14th February 2024 at 17:40
Shouldn't be shaken?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
15th February 2024 at 10:17
As far as I'm aware, the original recipe calls for it to be stirred, hence I stirred the cocktail photographed.
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