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Charred grapefruit mezcal sour (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by mpg to c/cocktails

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This one is fun! The charred grapefruit pairs well with the smokiness of the mezcal, and it’s very pretty. You can do it in a rocks glass with the soda, but I chose to do it in a coupe and skip the bubbles. I also used aquafaba instead of egg since my partner is vegan.

1 ½ oz Del Maguey Chichicapa mezcal
½ oz simple syrup
club soda
1 egg white
3 dashes Angostura bitters
1 grapefruit

Use an open flame from your gas stove (or kitchen torch, or broiler) and a pair of tongs to char a half a grapefruit, and a few additional slices for garnish. Juice the charred half-grapefruit. Pour the mezcal, grapefruit juice, simple syrup, egg white and bitters into an empty cocktail shaker. Dry shake, then shake with ice. Strain into a coupe, then top with club soda. Garnish with a charred grapefruit slice.

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[–] RBWells 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh this looks wonderful - I love grapefruit & mezcal together. Often do grapefruit juice, San Pellegrino Pompelmo, and mezcal as a 3 ingredient cocktail.

That's a wildly successful aquafaba foam, too. It doesn't taste like beans? I am always afraid of doing that but do have vegan relatives - could you explain the technique? Is it just dry shake then ice shake?

[–] mpg 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks! Your little Pellegrino drink sounds delightful.

On the aquafaba front, there’s definitely no bean taste; it’s very neutral! I’m not vegan, so I can say that they are quite similar having tried both.

To use it in a recipe, I use 3 tablespoons to substitute for one egg white. Then, yes, a dry shake and then a shake with ice. And less need to double-strain than with egg!