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A Spontaneous Libation for your Consideration

Mexican Razor Blade

2 sli Cucumber

2 oz Tequila (or mezcal)

1 oz Lime juice

3⁄4 oz Simple syrup

1 sli Cucumber (as garnish)

1 pn Cayenne pepper (as garnish)

Instructions

Shake with 2 small cuke slices, strain, up, garnish with floating cuke slice with powdered chile sprinkled on top.

Notes

Piquín chile also suggested, and Greenbaum notes that agave or honey sweeteners work well as subs, and fresh chiles or strawberries can be thrown in.

Curator rating

5 stars

Average rating

4.5 stars

(12 ratings)

From the Knowledge Vault

The Gimlet

Naval Gimlet made with homemade lime cordial

“that which I have seene most fruitful is sower [sour] oranges and lemons . . . I wish that some learned man would write of it [scurvy], for it is the plague of the sea, and the spoyle of mariners.”

— Sir Richard Hawkins, 1590

A gimlet is a small hand drill, meant (back when things were still sealed in barrels) to drill a hole in a barrel and let whatever was put inside out. A gimlet pierces things, and so people with a sharp gaze were “gimlet-eyed”. A Gimlet also pierces. Made from gin and lime, it’s meant to be a short, sharp drink tossed down the hatch, but modern, craft oriented bartenders take one look at the neon-green, corn syrup filled Rose’s lime juice that’s supposed to go into the drink and think about either making their own lime cordial or simply substituting fresh lime juice and sugar. And I don’t think they’re wrong.

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Recent Discussion

Re Expedition II, 56 minutes 58 seconds ago bza commented:
That yuzu super juice has changed my life, I'm addicted.
Re Wounded Swede, 4 hours 23 minutes ago Shawn C commented:
I was expecting a really bitter kick with this much Malort, but the drink proved to have well-balanced bitterness with a very long wormwood finish. The gentle malt, subtle cherry, and broader grape/gentian of the Bonal create a fine flavor body to contrast with the ensuing finish. It is a solid 4+ on flavor alone, but doing that with this much Malort earns style points, so I am giving it a 5.
Re the night speech of plant and stone, 5 hours 47 minutes ago Shawn C commented:
Curated to change rinse from Teapot Bitters to Dandelion and Burdock Bitters per the recipe notes.
Re Paper Flower, 6 hours 5 minutes ago Shawn C commented:
Curated to Dandelion & Burdock Bitters per the original ingredient note. Dr Adam Elmegirab's Aphrodite Bitters had been selected as a work around in the ingredient list from what I could see. Also had to change the Lillet to Lillet Blanc since the editor red flagged it as ambiguous. If either of these selections are incorrect, let me know so it can be fixed.
Re Chupacabra, 1 day ago yarm commented:
The recipe that I got from the bartender had 1/8th oz (1 tsp) mezcal. And I wouldn't be surprise if this user lifted it from my site and entered the recipe incorrectly:
https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2010/09/chupacabra.html