Black Thai Optional
Adam Nystrom, lead bartender at E.P.&L.P. in West Hollywood, California, infused a classic Gin Sour with Southeast Asian flavors like coconut and lychee to make this beautiful beverage. Delicately sweet and floral lychee liqueur mixes with dark Amaro Montenegro and botanical-heavygin to yield a complex, bittersweet flavor. The drink gets its signature jet black color from coconut charcoal, made from coconut husks that have been charred, cooled and ground into a powder. A frothy egg white head and a dusting of more coconut charcoal creates a striking ombré effect.
Black Thai Optional
INGREDIENTS
- 1.5 oz Gin
- .5 oz Lychee Liqueur
- .25 oz Amaro
- .25 oz Rich Simple Syrup
- .75 oz lemon juice
- .5 oz egg whites
- .25 tsp coconut charcoal
INSTRUCTIONS
Step one
Pour all of the ingredients into a shaker tin without ice, and dry shake.
Step two
Add ice to the shaker and give it a hard shake.
Step three
Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.
Step four
Dust with coconut charcoal for garnish.
Contributed by Adam Nystrom