Chocolate Chili Old Fashioned

Name: Chocolate Chili Old Fashioned
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2.5 fluid ounces Bulleit bourbon; .75 fluid ounces Ancho Reyes Chili Liqueur; 6-8 dashes Fee Brothers Chocolate Chili Bitters; 1 dash Gran Gala Orange Liqueur; 1 Bing cherry crushed; 1 large craft ice cube

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My wife and I discovered this delicious Old Fashioned on the menu at Tocolo Cantina in Garden City, New York. As soon as I tasted it, I knew I would have to figure out how to make it at home. Fortunately, Tocolo prints the ingredient list right on their menu! I experimented with the quantities, and of course added my own twist (no pun intended) to the recipe to get it just right.

The Ancho Reyes Chili Liqueur adds heat, while the Aztec Chocolate Bitters adds a warm spiciness to an already spicy drink. I like to go a little heavier on the bitters than most folks, so experiment with the amount if you think it’s a little more than you like.

I also like to add a splash of Gran Gala and a crushed Bing cherry for a little fruitiness.

Chocolate Chili Old Fashioned

Preparation: 5 min
Ready in: 5 min

For: 1 Drink

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Ingredients

2.5 fluid ounces Bulleit bourbon
.75 fluid ounces Ancho Reyes Chili Liqueur
6-8 dashes Fee Brothers Chocolate Chili Bitters
1 dash Gran Gala Orange Liqueur
1 Bing cherry (crushed)
1 large craft ice cube

Instructions

In a rocks glass, add the cherry + a teaspoon(ish) of the cherry juice.
Add the bitters, then lightly crush the cherry with a spoon or muddler (you don't have to destroy it) and mix the juice and bitters around in the glass
Add a splash of Gran Gala, the Ancho Reyes liqueur, and the bourbon. Stir.
Drop in a large craft ice cube, and serve. Salud!

Bob Sawyer

I’ve always (well, since I was of legal age to do so) enjoyed whiskeys of all stripes, but really became interested in creating my own concoctions, or learning/figuring out how to mix cocktails that I’d had elsewhere, when I helped a web design client build her own mixology/cocktail recipes site, mixnsip.com. In fact, I appear in a number of her videos sampling the results of her experiments. She even created a special scotch-based cocktail, “The Bob,” just for me. So now I’m sharing the wealth, so to speak. When I try a unique bourbon-based cocktail (really the only kind I drink), I then like to figure out how to make them at home. It’s easy when the bar or restaurant includes the ingredients on their menus — then it’s up to me to figure out the ratios, and let me tell you, half the fun is just getting there! Feel free to try any of these at home, and if you have one you’ve tried you’d like to share, send it to me and I’ll feature it on the site! Cheers!

November 22, 2022

Bourbon, Featured

bourbon, chili, chocolate, spice