Mexican Lover
3.8 25 ratings
Ingredients
1 1/3 oz Añejo tequila
5/6 oz Cognac (brandy)
5/6 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
How to make
Serve in a coupe glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
Method
- 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 5 Garnish with skewered cherry.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
26.3% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 182 calories
History
A Manhattan with tequila and brandy bases. Bitters are not required, but if added, vanilla, Boker's, or Abbott's are better than aromatics.
This is a cocktail from the 1980s or 1990s that had fallen out of common knowledge.