Alcatraz

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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Patrón Añejo tequila
3⁄4 oz Lustau Oloroso Don Nuño Sherry
1⁄2 oz Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc)
1⁄4 oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1⁄6 oz Agave syrup
8 drop Chocolate bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Dry and lightly bitter, this tequila-based sipper makes for a great apéritif cocktail.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Christin Wagner at La Petite Grocery, New Orleans, USA. Recipe courtesy of Gary "gaz" Regan's Ardent Spirits.

Nutrition:

One serving of Alcatraz contains 181 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 23.7% alc./vol. (23.7° proof)
  • 22.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Jeff Newcastle’s Avatar Jeff Newcastle
26th August 2023 at 08:44
Was looking forward to this based on the individual ingredients. Disappointingly, the sum of those ingredients didn’t add up to anything special (for me). It wasn’t terrible, just not great. I also agree with an earlier comment about the aftertaste.
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Anonymous

18th February 2022 at 04:06
a very good drink and creative use of Suze
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Adam Lines’ Avatar Adam Lines
8th June 2021 at 09:08
Wow! - This is unbelievably good on the pallet first up, although leaves a funny aftertaste
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