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South of the Border Martinez

Nightcap/sipping · Spirit-forward

4.2 6 ratings

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Ingredients

1 3/4 oz Reposado tequila
2/3 oz Vermouth alla vaniglia
1/2 oz Maraschino liqueur
1 dash Cocoa bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.
  2. 6 Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

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Flavour profile

26.2% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 185 calories

History

This cocktail is tequila-forward, dry, and delicately bittersweet. Cocoa bitters are integral to the profile.

Frank Caiafa shared this cocktail's recipe, which he adapted from his time bartending at The Waldorf Astoria New York, where it had been served since approximately 2009.

Created by Frank Caiafa