Name: Estilo Viejo
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 75 ml Reposado tequila; 10 ml Agave syrup; 3 dash Aromatic bitters

Ingredients

2 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Reposado tequila (100% agave)

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Agave syrup (agave nectar)

3 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

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

Garnish

Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Estilo Viejo contains 195 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
27.87% alc./vol. (55.74° proof)
24 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Mookie Premium Member 1y

I used 2 dashes of ango and 2 dashes of grapefruit bitters and *chef's kiss*

Yossi Burg 1y

Agree with Errick N, - I've made this a few times in different iterations- very small squeeze of lime is the winner. Care not to overdo it. It should be like a couple of anchovies in the lamb roast- you can't taste them but it gives a little zing that guests can't identify. Also Bitter Truth aromatic bitters I prefer than Ango with this particular drink. Don't know why but that's the joy of experimenting.

Yorey C 2y

3 amigos reposado ... kinda bland. maybe this tequila sucks? i dunno.

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

Used Anejo tequila and it was great. Balanced and not too sweet. Reading the comments, next time I would do either a little less syrup or a squeeze of lime. Perfect in the afternoon.

Errick N. 5y

This is wonderful and easy. I'm going to use .25 oz of agave for less sweetness, next time, and I gently squeezed a lime wedge over the top after stirring and pouring into a chilled glass with a big ball of ice.

Ron Silvers 4y

I too found it too sweet. A bit of lime helped (thanks for that tip) and next time I'll cut the syrup by 1/2 as well.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 4y

Agreed, was too sweet. I've cut the agave back by 1/3rd to 10ml and will re-shoot served over better ice.

David M. Premium Member 5y

¡Qué rico! A delicious tequila-forward drink. It’s fun following all the directions to get the dilution right (a tried-and-true Difford’s technique). Amazing how just the oils from the lime zest add a classic flavor without the juice.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 5y

Stirring with ice in the serving glass and then adding more ice and stirring some more is a Dick Bradsell technique. To be honest, I now usually simply stir with ice in a mixing glass and then strain into a chilled ice-fill old-fashioned glass. Hence, I have amended the "How to make" above as simpler to follow and seems to yield much the same result.

Geoff B. 5y

A superlative cocktail that is true to the base spirit and is livened with the agave and lime. Cocktailing at its finest with bitters and dilution making the whole greater than the sum of its parts.