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Smoked Blackberry Old Fashioned

Just like the food at M’Tucci’s Twenty-Five, the cocktails are quite the delicacies. The Smoked Blackberry Old Fashioned is a great example of the perfect treat, especially for Valentine’s Day. This cocktail is brought to your table in a wooden treasure box and once placed on the table, your server will open the box to let out the earthy, walnut-scented smoke. If you think about it, it's really a drink and a show. The cocktail was originally just a special, but since patrons loved it so much, it was added to the main cocktail menu. It is a concoction of simple syrup, walnut bitters, walnut liqueur, Giffard Cassis Noir De Bourgogne (a black currant berry liqueur) and Jefferson Reserve Bourbon stirred and poured over a large ice cube and topped off with blackberries. The walnut liqueur has a bitter, coffee-like taste which balances out perfectly with the simple syrup, not making the drink too sweet. —DLM

Smoked Blackberry Old Fashioned, $16

M’Tucci’s Twenty-Five

4939 Pan American Fwy

(505) 554-2660