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1 oz Tequila (anejo)
1 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Fino sherry (pale dry)
5 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters (as a rinse)
Instructions

Stir with ice, roll bitters in chilled snifter, strain into snifter, garnish.
Extra-wide orange twist, Stir, Straight Up, Snifter

Notes

Challenging. Quite bitter. I drank it on the rocks, and it mellowed nicely. Otherwise would need to cook some. Might benefit from more sherry.

Cocktail summary
Posted by Dan on
Created by
The Art of the Bar by Jeff Hollinger and Rob Schwartz
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  • A very unusual combination but it has balance and a pleasing taste.
  • Made with Calle 23 blanco, not anejo. Very good. Bitter and, with that blanco, very peppery-- might be worth trying with some Abano.
  • A challenging drink to linger over. — ★★★★
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Comments
haresfur commented on 10/26/2011:

tried this with Australian amontillado sherry (no orange peel). found I needed a touch more tequila and it was helped by a few drops of lemon juice. I'm thinking I'll try a hair less Cynar. Nice.