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Mix Tepache And Bourbon For A Bold, Sweet And Sour Drink
BY BRIAN UDALL
Tepache is a Mexican agua fresca made of fermented pineapple juice mixed with cloves, cinnamon, and brown sugar. To use it in a cocktail, try mixing it with bourbon.
The marriage of bourbon's sweet, oaky tones with tepache's spiced sweetness yields a bold, tropical twist reminiscent of a whiskey sour.
This fusion highlights the synergy between warm bourbon spice and the subtle cinnamon and clove notes in tepache, accentuated by the natural pineapple sweetness.
When making this mixed drink, don't use high-quality bourbon, as the tepache's flavors will overpower many of the subtleties that make good bourbon stand out.