El Torado

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Patrón Reposado tequila
1⁄2 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 1⁄2 oz Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of apple slice.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

Dry, sophisticated and fruity, with tequila body.

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History:

Popular throughout Mexico.

Nutrition:

One serving of El Torado contains 169 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 16.36% alc./vol. (16.36° proof)
  • 19.6 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
16th September 2024 at 10:22
Just tried this three times in a row with three different fortified wines and Cimarron reposado for the tequila. Noilly Prat dry left this beyond mute. Lillet Blanc added little interest. Cocchi Americano, on the other hand, seemed like a fortunate partner. My gut says use a bianco, depending on the apple juice used. I went with an unsweetened, cloudy organic brand...
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
28th February 2022 at 02:32
This was great, but not what I was expecting. You can really taste the tequila. Went great with a Mexican food dinner, but would work with also with any spicy or flavourful dish.
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