Silencio Bruno

Name: Silencio Bruno
Ingredients: 1 oz El Silencio Mezcal; 1/2 oz Cocao-Nib Infused Ramazzoti Amaro; 1/2 oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao; 1 oz Lime Juice; 3/4 oz Liber And Co Blood Orange Cordial; 2 dash(es) Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Decanter Bitters; 2 drop(s) Bittermen's Xocolatl Mole Bitters

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By Mike Vander Horn

Refreshing

Tropical

It’s been a little while since I created my own recipe and I had this nagging thought as I went to the drawing board. “No, that won’t work, that’s not creative enough, why would you want so much damn orange.” Maybe an adorable Pixar film doesn’t quite suit this margarita (?) riff but the idea of telling your doubts to STFU certainly does and that's what I did with this cocktail. Making use of my new Breville Smoke Gun I used the hickory wood chips to infuse the glass with smoke while I prepped ...

Ingredients

1 oz
El Silencio Mezcal

1/2 oz
Cocao-Nib Infused Ramazzoti Amaro

1/2 oz
Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao

1 oz
Lime Juice

3/4 oz
Liber And Co Blood Orange Cordial

2 dash(es)
Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Decanter Bitters

2 drop(s)
Bittermen's Xocolatl Mole Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Blood Orange Wedge

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

Estimated strength

About 15% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Smoke a rocks glass with hickory wood chips. Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice. Shake well and double strain over a large clear cube into the smoked rocks glass. Garnish with a blood orange wedge and grated nutmeg. *Infusion: Add 25g of cacao nibs and 250ml of Ramazzoti to an iSi Gourmet Whipper. Charge with 1 N2O charger, shake 5 times, and charge with a 2nd charger. Let sit 15 minutes, shaking every 30 seconds or so, and vent gas. Strain through a coffee filter and refrigerate for ...

Editor's Note

Hickory smoke and a cacao-nib infusion transform a mezcal sour into a complex sipper. Layers of blood orange, bitter amaro, and mole bitters create a bold, after-dinner drink.