Delores del Rio

Name: Delores del Rio
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Bénédictine; 30 ml Cognac; 1 pinch Coffee Bean; 30 ml Mezcal; 1 dash Absinthe; 15 ml Kahlúa

Mezcal and cognac stirred with Kahlúa and Bénédictine, giving a smoky, herbal and coffee-sweet drink, with a dash of absinthe and a coffee bean. Created by Frederic Yarm in Boston in 2024.

Frederic Yarm devised the drink on New Year's Day 2024, drawing on the coffee and Benedictine pairing in the Streets of Gettysburg and the Cognac and mezcal blend in the 1910 Cocktail. It is named after the Mexican actress Dolores del Río, who was taught by French nuns in Mexico City, a parallel to the drink's pairing of two spirits.

Method

Stirred

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Dry

Herbal

Smoky

Strong