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Negrita De Mis Pesares
Jordie Ho-Shue & William Tsui, Viridian | Oakland, California
In Jordie Ho-Shue’s Negrita De Mis Pesares, the Oakland-based bartender creates an homage to “the world’s diaspora of black innovators,” who, in her words, “continue to change the world and actively contribute to the progression of the human race without acknowledgement or validation.” She further dedicates this drink to professional black bartenders throughout history, including Cato Alexander, John Dabney, Tom Bullock and Beverly Snow.
The drink reads like a complex take on the timeless Margarita, calling on Ho-Shue’s curry pineapple gum syrup as the sweetener alongside green Chartreuse and velvet falernum layered with the expected tequila and lime.
2 ounces Patrón Silver
1 ounce lime juice
½ ounce curry pineapple gum (see Editors’ Note)
¼ ounce green Chartreuse
¼ ounce Velvet Falernum
Garnish: Dehydrated lime wheel
Add all ingredients to a shaker tin, add 5-6 cubes of Kold-Draft ice, and shake vigorously for 8-10 seconds. Served in a rocks glass over fresh ice.
Editors’ Note
Curry Pineapple Gum
2 ½ cups pineapple juice
1 ¼ cups white (unrefined) sugar
1 teaspoon vadouvan curry powder
Combine all ingredients in a pot and cook at low heat until the sugar dissolves. Strain through a fine strainer and bottle/refrigerate.
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