A favourite- and been experimenting with bitters -so far Angostura Cocoa bitters is the winner with LARGE orange twist.

Substituted Giffard orgeat for the agave syrup and was very happy I did. Absolutely delicious.

I just stirred it without all the fuss and really liked this mellow, full-bodied tequila nightcap!

Simple and delicious, I kept the agave as is but I also used a high smoke mezcal.

I've typically made with angostura but just came across this one with chocolate bitters. Which makes sense. Maybe I will have a second one tonight to compare? On a school night no less

Oh my. I didn’t expect to like this so much. I was saving this recipe for 2 special bottles of tequila that I got as a present. I do like old fashioned, but I was afraid I wouldn’t like the smokiness. No worries there. This is spectacular. Really wonderful with the orange and chocolate flavours.

This is something quite special. Not a big tequila or mezcal drinker, making it more so. I did knock back the agave to 5ml for my palate, even with bob’s chocolate bitters. As Florian points out, easiest to dissolve agave in the spirits before adding ice.

I was stuck w/o orange peel and used grapefruit instead - no matter, as the cocktail was still truly excellent and a rare 5 for this bar.