Sunday, October 23, 2011

MxMo LXII: Morning Starfish

Many thanks to Kevin of Cocktail Enthusiast for hosting this month’s Mixology Monday and for a theme very close to my own heart: morning drinks—a theme I hold so dear that this very post was held up a bit by a protracted celebration of the morning. But fear not—dawn’s very rosy finger has touched the recipe offered below. (Hey, it’s dawn somewhere.) A bright and bubbly tequila-grapefruit-Campari thing that’s light enough to let you have at least two, even in the morning.



Morning Starfish

  • 1 oz gold tequila
  • 1/2 oz Campari
  • 1 1/2 – 2 oz fresh grapefruit juice
  • 1 oz lime juice
  • 1 tsp honey
  • soda
  • salt and cracked pepper mixture, garnish
Moisten half the rim of a 12-ounce glass with lime or a little honey, and roll carefully in salt-pepper mixture. Set aside. Flash melt honey about 5-10 seconds in microwave. Stir together with lime juice. Add tequila and grapefruit juice and shake with ice. Strain into prepared glass, add fresh ice. Add Campari, top with soda.
SOURCE: ROWEN, FOGGED IN LOUNGE

5 comments:

  1. Very nice drink! looks like a really fresh morning drink, i wanna try! nice pictures too.

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  2. Thanks. It was fun to make too.

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  3. That looks like a lovely drink indeed! I'm a big fan of mixing tequila and Campari. Throw in the grapefruit, and that's a helluva healthy breakfast.

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  4. Thanks—I really like the affinity those three ingredients have for each other.

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  5. Terrific combo - nice kick of the Campari to a perfect blend of tequila and grapefruit

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