Snowbird
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Snowbird

Ingredient

  • 1 1⁄2 oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
  • 1 1⁄2 oz Rye whiskey (90-98 proof) 45-49% alc./vol.)
  • 1 2⁄3 oz Pineapple juice
  • 1⁄2 oz Christian Brothers Apple Brandy
  • 3⁄4 oz Cream of coconut
  • 1⁄2 oz St-Germain elderflower liqueur
  • 3⁄4 oz Orange juice
  • 1⁄2 barspoon Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup
  • 1⁄6 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
  • 4 drop Fee Brothers Celery bitters
  • 1⁄4 barspoon Xanthan gum

Glass:

Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Highball

Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.

How to make:

  1. DRY BLEND (without ice) first 5 ingredients on slow setting and then gradually add Xanthan gum while continuing to blend.
  2. Add one-and-a-half 7oz scoops of crushed ice and BLEND some more.
  3. POUR into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. Dust with freshly grated nutmeg.
  2. Serve with a straw.

Review:

A mezcal-based riff on the Painkiller that's balanced rather than sweet.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2023 by Danielle (Dani) Crouch and Allan Katz at their Jammyland bar in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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