Brave Bull
A bold two-ingredient tequila cocktail: blanco over ice with coffee liqueur, simple in execution and surprisingly complex in flavor.
Ingredients
- 2 oz tequila (blanco)
- 1 oz coffee liqueur
Instructions
- 1Fill a rocks glass with a large ice cube.
- 2Add tequila and coffee liqueur.
- 3Stir gently to combine and serve.
Origin & Story
The Brave Bull is essentially the tequila equivalent of the Black Russian — just spirit and coffee liqueur — and shares its era of popularity, rising with the tequila boom of the 1970s. The contrast between tequila's earthy, vegetal notes and Kahlúa's sweet coffee richness creates a deceptively complex sip that rewards slow drinking over a large ice cube.
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