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Mole Old Fashioned

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 Brown/dark cacao liqueur; 5 ml Amaro (e.g. Nonino); 5 ml Chilli liqueur; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 2 dash Cocoa bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (10)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Mexican corn whisky
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Brown/dark crème de cacao liqueur
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 Cocoa Bitters
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Prepare

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

Method

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.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Mole Old Fashioned contains 174 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
30.4% alc./vol. (60.8° proof)
20.8 grams of pure alcohol

History

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

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

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

Abasolo Mexican Corn Whisky 750ml - makes 25 cocktails
$44.99 $1.80 per cocktail Abasolo Mexican Corn Whisky image

Amaro Nonino Quintessentia 750ml - makes 150.5 cocktails
$54.99 $0.37 per cocktail Amaro Nonino Quintessentia image

Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 150.5 cocktails
$14.99 $0.10 per cocktail Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) image

Angostura Cocoa Bitters 120ml - makes 192 cocktails
$13.99 $0.07 per cocktail Angostura Cocoa Bitters image

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Makes a minimum of 25 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Robert Holen 25w

A real hassle to make with all those ingredients in tiny measures, but the end result is great!

Save yourself some time and make it a double, you'll like it anyway 😉

Jeremy Harrold 25w

An interesting alternative to using Bitterman’s Mole Bitters and Agave spirits.

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