Almond Old Fashioned (tequila based)

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Ingredients:
2 oz Patrón Reposado tequila
1⁄4 oz Disaronno amaretto
1⁄6 oz Agave syrup
2 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

One to please fans of both tequila and the Old Fashioned cocktail genre with amaretto adding the headline hint of almond.

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Variant:

Bourbon-based Almond Old-Fashioned
Añejo Almond Old Fashioned

History:

Created in 2005 by Mark Prat at Maze, London, England.
See: Old-Fashioned cocktail history

Nutrition:

One serving of Almond Old Fashioned (tequila based) contains 175 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 28.3% alc./vol. (28.3° proof)
  • 20.7 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
6th July 2024 at 02:51
Had again using Anejo tequila and eliminating the agave syrup. Cocktail was more flavourful than when we use Reposado, and not as sweet. Feel the Amaretto is sweet enough for the drink. But then we do like a cocktails a bit dry.
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Laurie Cavanaugh’s Avatar Laurie Cavanaugh
14th May 2024 at 02:56
Had these tonight to celebrate World Cocktail Day (and my husband’s birthday) tonight. Made as directed. Perfect!
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Yorey C’s Avatar Yorey C
13th May 2024 at 11:24
used 3 amigos tequila, omitted agave. kinda plain. inoffensive bus plain. i think its the tequila's fault. will try with other tequila and with agave
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Morten Carlsbaek’s Avatar Morten Carlsbaek
21st April 2024 at 20:19
Good combi, smooth flavour, next without or half agave though.
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Colin Cook’s Avatar Colin Cook
4th January 2024 at 13:43
Tried this one with agave syrup and without. I preferred without.
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Jens Pönisch’s Avatar Jens Pönisch
13th October 2023 at 20:01
Tasty, but very boozy. Split recipe between 2 glasses.
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Karen Brown’s Avatar Karen Brown
14th January 2023 at 01:57
Felt like the reposado was too domineering and the drink overall was one note. Added a splash of orgeat and it improved it significantly.
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Shannon Burns’ Avatar Shannon Burns
1st April 2024 at 00:08
I'm always looking for a way to use the orgeat syrup, and since the almond flavour is delicious here, I'll make a note in my "favourite recipes" book
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Søren Bøgh Brier’s Avatar Søren Bøgh Brier
25th December 2022 at 10:48
I tried substituting tequila for mezcal. Adds great, smoky flavors.
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Marcus Burckhardt’s Avatar Marcus Burckhardt
5th May 2022 at 22:43
My instinct would have told me to use an Anejo Tequila in an old fashioned. Then again, I have never tried one. Is there a reason to stick to Reposado?
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Marcus Burckhardt’s Avatar Marcus Burckhardt
6th May 2022 at 22:14
Thanks for the response Simon, I will give it a try!
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
6th May 2022 at 08:46
Agreed. Anejo would perhaps be better suited. I need to remake and re-shoot!
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Rob Kennedy’s Avatar Rob Kennedy
6th January 2022 at 23:59
Delightful! To make it less sweet, I upped the tequila to 2 1/2 oz. Cheers!
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