“I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex.”
The Drinking Guide
Collins Agave
The Raconteur, fresh lemon and Sammy agave, lengthened with soda in a tall Collins glass.
Ingredients
45 ml Sammy Piquant Raconteur
30 ml fresh lemon juice
15 ml Sammy Piquant agave, undiluted as supplied
60 ml chilled soda water
Glassware: 350 ml tall, slender, lightly fluted Collins glass
Ice: Cubed ice for shaking; fresh clear ice cubes for serving
Garnish: One thin lemon wheel and one fresh pitted cherry; no liqueur-soaked cherry
Method
Preparation
Chill the soda well and open it at service. Use a fresh cherry rather than assuming a preserved cocktail cherry is suitable.
Make the cocktail
1. Fill a chilled Collins glass with fresh ice. In a shaker, combine Raconteur, lemon and agave with cubed ice.
2. Shake for 8 seconds, then strain into the prepared glass.
3. Pour in the soda and make one gentle lifting stir. Slide in the lemon wheel and add the fresh cherry.
