Stirred · Rocks
GarnishOrange twist, discarded
Stirred · Rocks
Thomas Eslinger, Death & Co, Los Angeles (2021)
La Reforma cocktail recipe
What goes in it
- 1 oz
- 1 ozCacao nib rum
House prep · Recipe below ↓
- 0.5 ozCorn liqueur
Bottle · Corn Liqueur
- 1 tspCinnamon syrup (1:1)
House prep · Recipe below ↓
- 1 dashOrange bitters
Bottle · Orange Bitters
Method · Stirred
- 1Rinse a chilled rocks glass with absinthe and discard the excess.
- 2Stir the remaining ingredients with ice and strain into the glass.
- 3Express an orange twist over the top twice and discard it.
- Glass
- Rocks
- Ice
- Neat
- Garnish
- Orange twist, discarded
Prep ahead
House prep
Cacao Nib Rum
- Yield
- About 750 ml
- Keeps
- 6 months
- Storage
- Room temperature
Ingredients
- 750 mlWhite rum or rhum agricole blanc
- 3 tbspCacao nibs
Method
- 1Stir the cacao nibs into the rum and infuse for about an hour, stirring and tasting often. Strain through a fine sieve and rebottle.
House prep
Cinnamon Syrup (1:1)
- Keeps
- 1 month
- Storage
- Refrigerated
Ingredients
- 1 partwhite sugar (by weight)
- 1 partwater (by weight)
- 3 cinnamon sticks per cup of water, broken up
Method
- 1Simmer the cinnamon in the water for 5 minutes. Stir in the sugar until dissolved, then let steep as it cools, about 2 hours. Strain. Store in the refrigerator.
About the La Reforma
La Reforma is an Old Fashioned-style cocktail made with mezcal, cacao nib rum and corn liqueur, created by Thomas Eslinger at Death & Co in 2021.
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