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Plaza Vieja

After dinner/digestif · Bittersweet (e.g. Negroni) · Spirit-forward

4.5 45 ratings

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Ingredients

1 oz Cognac (brandy)
1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Amaro (e.g. Lucano)
1/3 oz Bénédictine D.O.M.
1 dash Aromatic bitters
2 drop Saline solution 4:1

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of star anise.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with star anise floated on surface.

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Flavour profile

29.1% alc./vol. · 2.1 standard drinks · 242 calories

History

A spirit-forward digestive, bittersweet with pleasing herbal overtures.

Plaza Vieja translates from Spanish to 'old square,' and this cocktail is a take on the classic French "old square," the Vieux Carré. This is an adaptation of a recipe developed in 2013 by Joe Cammarata and Sam Treadway at Backbar in Somerville, MA, USA. It was originally made with Braulio Amaro.

Created by Joe Cammarata and Sam Treadway