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The Drinking Guide
Spice Swizzle
South Pacific with a spiced lime infusion, fresh citrus and Sammy agave, swizzled over crushed ice.
Ingredients
60 ml Sammy South Pacific
15 ml spiced lime infusion
15 ml fresh lime juice
10 ml fresh lemon juice
15 ml Sammy agave
Glassware: 300 ml slim Collins glass
Ice: Crushed ice to fill the glass
Garnish: 1 orange half-wheel and 1 mint sprig
Method
Preparation
Spiced lime infusion: cover 8 g thinly sliced fresh ginger, 3 whole cloves, 1 g cinnamon stick and 3 g fresh lime zest with two 60 ml measures of just-boiled water. Steep 10 minutes, strain, cool and chill before measuring; no unmeasured water top-up. It supplies falernum and bitters aromatics without adding a liqueur or alcohol-based bitters. Make fresh for the session, refrigerate promptly and keep chilled until use.
Make the cocktail
1. Pour all liquids into a chilled slim Collins glass and stir to disperse the agave.
2. Half-fill with crushed ice. Rotate a bar spoon briskly between your palms for 8 seconds to chill and combine.
3. Fill to the rim with fresh crushed ice. Add the orange half-wheel and mint sprig, then serve immediately.
