Among many “firsts,” New Mexico was the first state to have an official cookie. In 1989, the legislature named the biscochito as our cookie of choice. It’s also the inspiration for Dorothea Fine Greek mixologist Aliya Harrison’s riff on a classic Old Fashioned that dazzles with winter warming spices, evoking a cookie in a cocktail. Her Bischochito Old Fashioned uses demerara sugar syrup instead of granulated sugar syrup for a toasty warmth and that hanging-out-by-the fireplace vibe. The allure of butterscotch schnapps is, perhaps, self-explanatory!
Our Biscochito Old Fashioned Recipe
This Biscochito Old Fashioned is a festive twist on the classic cocktail, inspired by New Mexico’s beloved state cookie. With warm spices, rich demerara syrup, and a hint of butterscotch, it’s a cozy drink that tastes like the holidays in a glass.
Biscochito Old Fashioned
Description
New Mexico’s state cookie in cocktail form.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Woodford Reserve
- 1 ½ tsp of rich demerara syrup
- ¼ oz butterscotch schnapps
- 2 dashes of cinnamon
- 2 dashes of Angostura bitters
- 1 dash of cardamom bitters
- Ouzo rinse
- Cinnamon sugar dust on half of the glass
- Toasted cinnamon stick and orange peel, garnish
Instructions
- Add about a quarter of an ounce of ouzo into dusted glass, add ice, and set aside.
- Combine all ingredients except the ouzo into a mixing tin, stir for approximately 30 seconds.
- Dump ice and ouzo out of dusted glass, add large cube and strain cocktail into glass.
- Add toasted cinnamon stick and expressed orange peel and enjoy!
Recipe by Aliya Harrison
Photography by Laura Petrilla
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