Cocktail Hour – Mexican Hot Chocolate With A Kick

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My love affair with tequila started years ago when I was hanging out at our weekend spot, Annies, and one of my friends Albee took me under his wing to teach me about tequila.  I made the common mistake of ordering Albee’s brand of choice, Jose Cuervo with the lemon & salt.  Albee looked at me with a face of shock and disbelief and quickly taught me that the proper way to enjoy Cuervo is to take it straight.  Now when the craving for tequila hits, I prefer a good shot of Cuervo straight.  I never really got into the Patron hype. 

I discovered the Partida Tequila brand of tequila by chance and received some lovely samples to test drive.  Can I say, while I adore Cuervo, my new tequila of choice is Partida Tequila.  If you are a tequila fan like this gal here and are sick of the Patron overload, check out Partida Tequila Brand.  It is out of this world.

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MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE, COCKTAIL STYLE

Adapted from Tyler Florence, Food Network

Ingredients:

• 3 ounces (tablet or cone) Mexican chocolate or bittersweet chocolate
• 3 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• Tequila (to taste) [I used Partida Tequila Blanco]
• Pinch salt
• Whipped Cream
• Cinnamon Sticks For Serving/Stirring

Directions:

1. Break up the chocolate into smaller pieces using a sharp knife.
2. In a saucepan, combine the chopped chocolate, milk, sugar, and salt over medium-low flame.
3. Heat and stir until the chocolate is completely melted and milk is very hot, but not boiling, about 10 minutes.
4. Remove from the heat and froth the chocolate milk with a mini whisk or molinillo.
5. Pour into mugs.
6. Add tequila to taste (heavy hand is not always best here) and stir.
7. Add a dollop of whipped cream and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

First Up, Select Your Tequila of Choice.  I chose the Partida Tequila Blanco for this recipe

Gather Your Ingredients

This small disk of chocolate is not  for snacking but for cooking. 

Chop the Chocolate Into Smaller Pieces

Add the Milk

Let the hot chocolate simmer away happily

This is the molinillo but you can use a wisk too.

Time to add the Tequila

The Final Result – Cocktail Hour Has Commenced

*FTC Disclaimer:  Tequila Samples were provided by representative.