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

Estilo Viejo
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Photographed in an UB Ginza Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Ingredients:
2 ¹⁄₂ oz	Patrón Reposado tequila
¹⁄₃ oz	Agave syrup
3 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

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

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

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Review:

Basically, a Tequila Old-fashioned, it's even better when made with añejo tequila.

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History:

The name of this drink literally translates from Spanish as 'Old Style'.

Nutrition:

One serving of Estilo Viejo contains 195 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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Mookie

4th December 2024 at 03:32

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

Yossi Burg

7th November 2024 at 13:39

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

12th April 2024 at 08:14

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

John Hinojos

3rd June 2022 at 00:09

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.

2nd February 2021 at 00:08

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.

Simon Difford

3rd April 2022 at 20:39

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

Ron Silvers

2nd April 2022 at 23:22

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.

David M.

22nd January 2021 at 06:31

¡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

22nd January 2021 at 18:57

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.

22nd January 2021 at 06:30

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.

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