Street Corn Cocktail
Muddle cilantro with lime juice in a shaker. Add remaining ingredients with ice and shake until chilled. Double strain into a chilled, rimmed cocktail glass.
- Anchorita — Blanco tequila, Ancho Reyes chile liqueur, Lime juice, Agave syrup
- Carnival Sour — Cachaça, Coconut liqueur, Lime juice, Orange, Maraschino cherry
- Phenomenal Cat — Blanco tequila, Herbal liqueur, Lime juice, CioCiaro, Chocolate extract
- Sotol Sour — Sotol, Ancho Reyes Verde chile liqueur, Triple sec, Lime juice, Agave syrup, Cayenne pepper
- Silver Surfer — Blanco tequila, Kummel, Lime juice, Orgeat
Quite tasty, using ingredients I am keen on (Ancho Reyes, cilantro). I used Sotol since I lacked Raicilla. I dropped the lime to 1/2+ oz since there is not much sweetness to balance the acidity, and my early season limes are quite tart and not that juicy yet. I think this could use 1/4 oz of simple syrup to finish it more like street corn, but otherwise it is spot on. Instructions aren't clear, so I salted the rim, although a mix of sugar and salt on the rim might be interesting...
The cilantro accentuates the corn flavor of the Nixta and the Hacienda de Chihuahua Sotol I used blended well with both. This is precisely the sort of flavor profile I was hoping for when I picked up some Nixta.
Best Nixta cocktail I've had so far, even though I subbed Mezcal for Raicilla and had to leave out the cilantro because I didn't have any. Looking forward to trying it again when I get some!
This is really good. I was looking for something to do with the Nixta, and this fit the bill. I substituted Mezcal for the Raicilla, and did a heaping 1/4 oz of Ancho. Still it was great! Nice and bright flavors here.