Name: Tootsie Roll
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 22.5 ml Pedro Ximénez sherry; 12 drop Chocolate bitters

Tootsie Roll
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Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
³⁄₄ oz	Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry
12 drop	Chocolate bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of Tootsie Roll chew &/or skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with Tootsie Roll chew &/or skewered maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Pedro Ximénez sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

As the name suggests, this spirit-forward penny chew of a cocktail tastes reminiscent of a Tootsie Roll.

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History:

Adapted from a 2015 recipe created by Aisha Sharpe in New York City, USA. Another version of this cocktail, also adapted from a recipe by Aisha Sharpe, calls for 60ml aged rum, 12.5ml maple syrup, and 6 drops of chocolate bitters.

For non-USA readers, a Tootsie Roll is chocolate-flavoured caramel candy that's been made in Chicago, Illinois since 1907 and was the first American "penny candy" to be individually wrapped.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Tootsie Roll contains 158 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
30.62% alc./vol. (30.62° proof)
20.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Greg W

2nd April at 22:58

A decent enough drink but not at all as the name suggests.

Matt

13th July 2024 at 03:40

This isn't bad - but DOES NOT TASTE LIKE A TOOTSIE ROLL. IMO, the best Tootsie Roll is equal parts dark creme de cacao/triple sec/cream - the color is off (it is tan) but the taste is spot on! My version is (per my notes) called a Velvet Hammer - there are already a couple of drinks called that here so I won't add to the confusion. But if you want to taste a Tootsie Roll - try the recipe I list above!!

Giulio Motta

23rd January 2023 at 10:34

Other websites have a really different recipe with rye, and sherry which I think is more on point with the Tootsie Roll flavor. The recipe above ends up being too similar to a Maple Old-Fashioned

Simon Difford

23rd January 2023 at 18:06

Thanks, Giulio. I've updated the recipe accordingly.

Ugly Hat

9th February 2022 at 23:04

Very nice drink, always a success, either as a late night drink or shooter.
I've tested with both Havana Club 3 and 7 years andthe former is a better fit here.

Anonymous

27th November 2021 at 23:17

Plus 12 ml of cherry liquor for a cherry tootsie!

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