Vida Americano

Name: Vida Americano
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Asombroso Tequila; 1/3 oz Rhum Clement VSOP Agricole Rum; 1/2 oz Yellow Chartreuse; 1/2 oz Cocchi Americano; 2 dash(es) Orange Bitters; 1 dash(es) Celery Bitters

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By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: March 7, 2022

Communal

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I appreciate my friends for putting me onto this cocktail because my GOD was it delicious! The only modification is I used an aged Rhum Agricole instead of unaged but it worked out super well. The Yellow Chartreuse and Cocchi Americano are a match made in heaven combined with the solid Asombroso Blanco and Clemènt’s excellent VSOP Rhum. The most inspired part of this recipe is the addition of celery bitters; even one dash elevates the tequila and rounds out the sweetness with a bitter vegetal no...

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz
Asombroso Tequila

1/3 oz
Rhum Clement VSOP Agricole Rum

1/2 oz
Yellow Chartreuse

1/2 oz
Cocchi Americano

2 dash(es)
Orange Bitters

1 dash(es)
Celery Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Orange Twist

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Nick & Nora

Estimated strength

About 28% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir until chilled. Strain into a Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

Editor's Note

Aged rhum and blanco tequila find common ground through the herbal depth of Yellow Chartreuse. Celery bitters provide a savory, vegetal finish that anchors the complex spirit blend.