Valley Girl Recipe
Tart, Herbal, Refreshing - Rum, Molasses, Avocado Leaf, Lime, Sarsparilla, Foam
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Ingredients
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Alcoholic Base
Herbal Infusion
Foam Topping
Garnish
Method
Preparation of Herbal Infusion
- 1
Infuse the Avocado Leaves
In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Add the avocado leaves and let them steep for 10 minutes. Strain the leaves and let the infusion cool.
Cocktail Assembly
- 2
Mix the Ingredients
In a cocktail shaker, combine the white rum, blackstrap molasses, fresh lime juice, and sarsaparilla syrup. Add 1 oz of the cooled avocado leaf infusion. Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
Foam Preparation
- 3
Create the Foam
In a separate shaker, combine the egg white and simple syrup. Dry shake (without ice) for 30 seconds to aerate the egg white, then add ice and shake again for another 15 seconds.
Final Assembly
- 4
Combine and Serve
Strain the cocktail mixture into a chilled coupe glass. Gently spoon the foam on top of the cocktail. Garnish with a lime wheel and fresh mint leaves before serving.
