Name: Mole Old Fashioned
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Mexican corn whisky; 15 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 7.5 ml Dark crème de cacao; 5 ml Amaro (e.g. Nonino); 5 ml Chilli liqueur; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 2 dash Aromatic bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Mole Old Fashioned
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Glass:

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
1 fl oz	Mexican corn whisky
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	De Kuyper Brown Crème de Cacao
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Amaro Nonino Quintessentia
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Chilli liqueur
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of square of dark chocolate.

How to make:

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

Garnish:

Garnish with square of chocolate.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

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Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A corn and rye whisky-based Old-Fashioned with the chocolate and spice notes, as befits the name.

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History:

Others have made Mole Old Fashioneds, this recipe by yours truly in January 2026.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Mole Old Fashioned contains 173 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
29.96% alc./vol. (59.92° proof)
20.5 grams of pure alcohol

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