Ancho Reyes Ancho Reyes Ancho Chile Liqueur NV 750ml

Though it’s made with ancho chiles, this liqueur is modest on the spice scale. Caramel-y brown in the glass, look for a lightly herbaceous aroma similar to root beer and rounded flavors that mix caramel and cocoa with raisin and cinnamon heat, with a faint smokiness on the finish. Particularly harmonious mixed in cocktails with brown spirits like whiskey.

A serious liqueur that captures the essence of roasted ancho chile peppers, this is rather spicy on the palate; it’ll make your eyes water a bit, but in that good way that us spice-freaks like. I shared it with my husband who is from the southwest and he’d have to agree, it’s pretty darn good. Geared primarily towards artisan cocktails, I think it’d go great in a margarita too.