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The Drinking Guide
El Presidente
South Pacific with white grape-tea base, orange-peel infusion and a pomegranate-agave accent.
Ingredients
60 ml Sammy South Pacific
30 ml white grape-tea base
10 ml orange-peel infusion
10 ml pomegranate-agave accent (see prep)
Glassware: 150 ml Nick & Nora glass
Ice: Solid cubes for stirring; no serving ice
Garnish: 1 slim orange peel
Method
Preparation
White grape-tea base: steep 1.5 g white tea in two 60 ml measures of water at 85 C for 3 minutes; strain and cool. Combine 60 ml of the tea with 30 ml unsweetened white grape juice and 10 ml fresh lemon juice, then chill. This replaces white vermouth; do not add wine. Orange-peel infusion: steep 4 g freshly cut orange zest, with no white pith, in two 60 ml measures of water at 90 C for 10 minutes. Strain, cool and keep chilled. Measure only the infusion needed for the drink; no unmeasured water top-up. This is an unsweetened citrus preparation, not orange liqueur. Pomegranate-agave accent: stir 30 ml Sammy agave, 15 ml unsweetened pomegranate juice and 15 ml water until uniform. Use 10 ml of this accent in the drink; do not add the agave or pomegranate separately. Make fresh for the session, refrigerate promptly and keep chilled until use.
Make the cocktail
1. Add the chilled ingredients to a mixing glass and stir until the agave is fully dispersed.
2. Add solid ice and stir for 12 seconds. Strain into a chilled small stemmed glass.
3. Express the orange peel above the surface and set it against the rim.
