The old-fashioned cocktail at its heart is spirit, sugar, and bitters. It’s most popular with whiskey, but this combo works with all sorts of spirits. It’s fun to play around with this combo, and that’s what I was doing when I stumbled across this gem.
“Anticuado” is Spanish for old-fashioned, which seems appropriate since this is essentially a tequila old-fashioned. The addition of the muddled lemon and the lime juice really accents the tequila well as it does in other classic tequila cocktails. The cranberry bitters brings a tart component to this cocktail, so it really hits lots of different places on the flavor spectrum. Give it a try and let me know what you think! Cheers!
Cranberry Anticuado Cocktail
Equipment
- 1 cocktail shaker and strainer
- 1 rocks glass
Ingredients
- 1 lemon wedge
- 3 oz Blanco tequila
- .75 oz Simple syrup
- 2 dashes cranberry bitters
- .75 oz lime juice
- 1 lemon peel swath for garnish
Instructions
- In bottom of cocktail shaker, muddle lemon wedge1 lemon wedge
- Add ice and remaining ingredients to shaker3 oz Blanco tequila, .75 oz Simple syrup, .75 oz lime juice, 2 dashes cranberry bitters
- Shake and strain into rocks glass with large ice cube. Express oils from lemon peel swath and use for garnish1 lemon peel swath