Name: Plaza Antigua
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Tequila anejo; 15 ml Whiskey - Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Cognac (brandy); 7.5 ml Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur; 30 ml Vermouth - Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth; 2 Peychaud's / Creole bitters

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

1 fl oz	Patrón Añejo tequila
1/2 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
1/2 fl oz	Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac
1/4 fl oz	Bénédictine D.O.M.
1 fl oz	Martini Rosso sweet vermouth
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
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Patrón Añejo tequila, 70cl

£ 56.95 £ 2.48 per cocktail, makes 23 Maker's Mark bourbon, 70cl

£ 26.45 £ 0.57 per cocktail, makes 46.5 Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac, 70cl

£ 53.25 £ 1.15 per cocktail, makes 46.5 Bénédictine D.O.M., 70cl

£ 28.45 £ 0.31 per cocktail, makes 93 Martini Rosso sweet vermouth, 75cl

£ 10.45 £ 0.42 per cocktail, makes 25 Peychaud's Aromatic Bitters, 8cl

£ 9.25 £ 0.46 per cocktail, makes 20

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AKA:

Tequila Vieux Carré

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Review:

The sweet herbal punch you'll recognise from the classic Vieux Carré but given extra life and fresh vitality by the addition of a shot of tequila (I've halved the usual doses of cognac and bourbon to make way for the tequila).

Plaza Antigua is Spanish for Old Square, while Vieux Carré is in turn French for Old Square hence I first tried using añejo tequila as the sole base spirit, but while good, this drink strayed too far away from what's recognisable as a Vieux Carré.

History:

Created in February 2017 by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Plaza Antigua contains 205 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
27.42% alc./vol. (54.84° proof)
26.9 grams of pure alcohol

Difford's Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.