On 12/9/2024 at 2:41 PM, haresfur said:Finally named this drink and had a couple last night so decided to repost
Viva Maria!
1.5 oz tequila - recently I've been using bianco but reposado should work
0.5 oz green walnut liqueur - made by a friend so I assume it is equivalent to nocino
2 tsp Benedictine
7 drops Xocolatl Mole bitters
I serve over ice but you could stir and strain. A lemon twist wouldn't hurt.
First was per spec with silver tequila and my friends homemade green walnut liqueur that I really need to use up. Nice but too sweet. My advice is to make your nocino less sweet if you are planning on mixing with it.
Second was with reposado and my nocino. Balance was better but I think the silver tequila works better. A lime twist didn't really work, although it would be in keeping with the Mexican theme. Will have to try a lemon twist sometime.
I am overly proud of the name because of the Benedictine, because, well you really should see the movie (incidentally is not as good as I thought as a teenager watching late night French-Canadian tv, which had much more liberal content policies than the English channels). Still worth a watch.
There is an unrelated drink called Viva Maria so this has been renamed in Kindred Cocktails to Viva Maria! #2
