Brave Bull
ClassicTequila and coffee liqueur over ice — the agave cousin of the Black Russian.
Bold and short. Roasted, cocoa-edged coffee liqueur wrapped around tequila's peppery, vegetal warmth, the ice pulling it just long enough to sip slowly. Bittersweet and intense — a two-ingredient nightcap with backbone.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Tequila
- 1 oz Coffee Liqueur
- Coffee beans · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Fill a rocks glass with cubed ice.
- 2
Add the tequila and coffee liqueur.
- 3
Stir briefly to combine and chill.
- 4
Garnish with a few coffee beans.
The Story
The Brave Bull is the tequila answer to the Black Russian: just a spirit and coffee liqueur over ice, letting two big flavors talk to each other with nothing in the way. It rode the same mid-century wave of coffee-liqueur cocktails, and where the vodka version is smooth and neutral, the tequila gives this one an earthy, agave bite that keeps it from turning dessert-sweet.
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