Averna Buena Recipe

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Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a longtime food and drink expert whose recipes and cocktail-making tips can be found on her newsletters What to Drink and The Dinner Plan. She is the author of  The One-Bottle Cocktail and Batch Cocktails, both published by Ten Speed Press.
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Updated March 25, 2025
Photograph: Robyn Lee

The Averna Buena balances a few drops of Godiva chocolate liqueur with the amaro Averna and a hit of reposado tequila. It's a spin on bartender Thomas Waugh's Hierba Buena, which was a finalist in the 2008 Averna cocktail competition.

Recipe Details

Averna Buena Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Active 2 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 1 serving
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 ounce Averna

  • 1 1/4 ounces reposado tequila, such as Don Julio

  • 1/2 ounce Godiva chocolate liqueur

  • 2 drops orange bitters

  • Ice

  • small dark chocolate bar

Directions

  1. Measure Averna, tequila, and chocolate liqueur into a mixing glass. Add bitters. Fill glass with ice and shake well for ten seconds. Strain into a cocktail glass. Grate chocolate over drink and serve.

Special equipment

cocktail shaker, cocktail strainer, grater

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1139 Calories
51g Fat
111g Carbs
8g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories 1139
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 51g 65%
Saturated Fat 30g 150%
Cholesterol 13mg 4%
Sodium 44mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 111g 40%
Dietary Fiber 11g 41%
Total Sugars 87g
Protein 8g
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 95mg 7%
Iron 13mg 73%
Potassium 941mg 20%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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