Yellow Cactus Flower

Yellow Cactus Flower

  • Strong
  • Somewhat sour
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Ingredients

  • 1 oz Gentian liqueur
  • 3⁄4 oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
  • 3⁄4 oz Yellow Chartreuse
  • 3⁄4 oz Lime juice
  • 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice

Method

Glassware:

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge.

Method:

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with pineapple wedge on rim.

Nutrition:

One serving of Yellow Cactus Flower contains 188 calories

History:

Named after the 1929 Georgia O'Keefe painting due to both the shades of yellow, white and green, and for the inclusion of a southwestern ingredient - mezcal.

Adapted from a recipe created in 2017 by Jordan Smith, Head Bartender at Le Coucou French restaurant in Soho, New York City.

Review:

Jordan Smith, describes his creation as "bright, herbaceous, subtly smoky, and refreshingly bittersweet." We concur!