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Un Poquito Maduro
Joseph Jebelean, Beaker & Gray | Miami, Florida
Beaker & Gray’s riff on the Daiquiri incorporates the flavors of coffee, pineapple and plantains for an even more tropical spin on the classic cocktail.
1 ½ ounces Bacardi Superior rum
½ ounce Bacardi 4 rum
1 ounce plantain syrup (see Editors’ Note)
½ ounce pineapple juice
½ ounce lime juice
2 dashes cafecito bitters (see Editors’ Note)
Garnish: anise salt (see Editors’ Note) and dehydrated lime wheel
Shake all ingredients and double-strain into a coupe glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with a pinch of anise salt and dehydrated lime wheel.
Editors’ Note
Plantain Syrup
2 cups of brown sugar
2 cups of water
1 cinnamon stick, cracked
1 very ripe plantain, chopped into 1-inch pieces
Add water and sugar to a saucepan and boil until sugar is dissolved. Add ripe plantain and cinnamon stick and let simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Let syrup cool to room temperature, then strain and label. Refrigerate until use.
Anise Salt
Combine equal parts grated star anise and kosher salt.
Cafecito Bitters
Infuse 4 ounces of Angostura aromatic bitters with 4 ounces of your favorite coffee beans. Let stand overnight, then strain.
Order Bacardi Superior and Bacardi 4 for this cocktail for delivery via Drizly.