MEXICAN REVOLVER AKA PISTOLERO Brian Sapir | F&B Manager | Embassy Suites Portland
This cocktail is a robust and smoky, with a slight heat from the ancho chili, balanced with the chocolate bitters. It’s reminiscent of a warm summer night in the Mexican desert. This drink is a twist on a Revolver, which itself is a twist on a classic Manhattan that trades the vermouth for coffee liqueur. I traded the whiskey for a mix of tequila and mezcal, which gives a smokey yet buttery flavor. The coffee liqueur is challenged with the strong and spicy Ancho Reyes, and balanced out with the Aztec chocolate bitters. This cocktail is perfect as an after-dinner cocktail, best sipped slowly and pairs great with a chocolate torte and good conversation. I love bold flavors and stronger, liquor forward cocktails, and detest overly sweetened drinks. I grew up in Los Angeles, and Mexican food has always been a staple in my diet. I always admired how great Mexican cuisine takes bold and intense flavors and manages to balance them into a harmonious symphony of texture, color and flavor. This drink is my homage to the taquerias I grew up around, and the many people inside them who fed and introduced me to these wonderful drinks.
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