A smoky, chocolate-edged Old Fashioned built on Empirical Ayuuk.
Simple · 3 min
This Old Fashioned keeps it spare. Empirical Ayuuk, a little sugar syrup and chocolate bitters are all it takes: the spirit's Pasilla Mixe chili and Oloroso cask carry the drink. Garnish with a Pasilla Mixe chili or an orange zest in fall and winter.
Ingredients
2 oz Empirical Ayuuk
¼ oz sugar syrup (2:1)
2 dashes chocolate bitters
Garnish: Pasilla Mixe chili or orange zest
60 ml Empirical Ayuuk
10 ml sugar syrup (2:1)
2 dashes chocolate bitters
Garnish: Pasilla Mixe chili or orange zest
Alternatives
Bittermens Xocolatl Mole Bitters — chocolate or mole bitters.
Pasilla Mixe chili — ancho or pasilla chili, or orange zest for a non-spicy version.
Method
Add Empirical Ayuuk, sugar syrup and chocolate bitters to your rocks glass.
Add ice and stir until sufficiently diluted.
Garnish with a Pasilla Mixe chili or an orange zest.
