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Tequila Old Fashioned in a rocks glass, drawn with its ingredient layers

Tequila Old Fashioned

The Tequila Old Fashioned is a stirred agave cocktail, spirit-forward. It is made with tequila reposado, agave syrup and Angostura bitters, served in a rocks glass over a large cube.

Strength: about 29% ABV in the glass, roughly 20 g of alcohol per drink (an estimate; brands and dilution vary).

Ingredients

Tequila reposado60 ml (2 oz)
Agave syrup7.5 ml (¼ oz)
Angostura bitters2 dashes

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

Method

  1. Add everything to a mixing glass with plenty of ice.
  2. Stir until very cold, about 30 seconds.
  3. Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
  4. Garnish with orange twist.
Glass
Rocks glass
Ice
Large cube
Garnish
Orange twist
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