Infante
Ingredients
- 2 oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila
- 3⁄4 oz Lime juice
- 1⁄2 oz Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
- 1⁄3 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
- 6 drop Orange blossom water / Orange flower water
- 3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
Method
Glass:
Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of cinnamon powder.
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
- DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
- FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish:
- Dust with cinnamon powder.
Nutrition:
One serving of Infante contains 188 calories
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
History:
Named after Mexican actor and singer Pedro Infante Cruz (1917-1957), who acted in more than 60 films and recorded over 350 songs.
Adapted from a recipe created in 2009 by Giuseppe González at Dutch Kills bar in Long Island City, New York City. I added a splash of egg white and switched from nutmeg to cinnamon for the garnish in January 2025 after enjoying an Infante at Pictura in the Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid, Spain.
Review:
A riff on a Margarita with orgeat replacing the usual orange liqueur, so disguising it with alluring almond/marzipan notes. Some versions call for rose rather than orange blossom water, but floral orange seems more appropriate than rose to replace the orange liqueur.
