DRINKS Ten house cocktails like the Foxy Brown (tequila, brown sugar, ginger, lime) are $13.
During the tequila fermentation, sugars from agave juice are converted mainly into ethanol, biomass and low amounts of aroma metabolites, which are responsible for the product sensory qualities.
This winter, try the Fire Lilly ($11) to burn your own fire, mixed together with tequila, fresh lime, sugar and a bit of jalapeno.
Measure and pour the maraschino liqueur, tequila, blue Curacao, sugar, and lemon juice into the shaker.
Or you can make a margarita gift bag that includes sour mix, a bottle of good tequila, salt or sugar for the rim and 2 margarita glasses.
Measure and add the tequila, lemon juice, caster sugar, and ruby port to the shaker.
Also consider these alcohols: Try out grain-free liquors like potato vodka, rum (fermented from sugar), and tequila (fermented from the agave plant).
And, to finish, Mojito jelly with tequila mousse and effervescent lime sugar.
5 pomegranates, deseeded (seeds should come to 850g) 50 ml lemon juice 100g raw caster sugar 60 ml tequila white or silver 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice 1 cup freshly squeezed ruby grapefruit juice 60 ml grenadine Makes 2 cocktails.
Laced with tequila and sweetened with brown sugar, the Penelope Cruiser is a margarita of sorts, findable (and drinkable) at 675 Bar, a lounge in the meatpacking district in Manhattan and as good a place as any to begin celebrating the poetry, doggerel and outright absurdity of contemporary cocktail names.
