Mexican Manhattan or South-O-the-Border Sidecar?
Blood orange liqueur, chocolate chile liqueur, and either bourbon or brandy get shaken and topped off with mole bitters... A festive and zesty variation on 2 classic cocktails!
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounces bourbon or brandy
- 1 ½ ounces blood orange liqueur - (see notes)
- 1 ½ ounces chocolate and chile liqueur - (see notes)
- mole bitters - (see notes)
- orange to garnish - optional
Instructions
- Add first 3 ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass. Add several dashes of bitters. Garnish if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
We love this cocktail with both the bourbon and the brandy, but as bourbon drinkers, we opt for bourbon if we have both. You may or may not have a preference.
As shown in the photo, I use De Kuyper Mixologist Collection Blood Orange Liqueur and Via Roma Distillate Cioccoloto Peperoncino Liqueur. You may not be able to find these specific brands, but there are others widely available at larger liquor stores. You're looking for an orange liqueur (blood orange deepens the red) and a chocolate-chile liqueur which adds a hint of heat at the finish. The mole bitters are not hard for me to find in south Texas, but they do have them on Amazon. Substitute chocolate or orange bitters if you can't find the mole bitters.
225 calories included 1 shot each of the 3 main ingredients. Yours will vary according to brand.
Nutrition
Calories: 225kcal
NOTE: Macronutrients are an approximation only using unbranded ingredients and MyFitnessPal.com. Please do your own research with the products you’re using if you have a serious health issue or are following a specific diet.
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