CHíCHARO PEA-QUEñO

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Dawn Kinstle, a bartender at Lot 2 in Brooklyn, devised this punningly-named cocktail, in which juice from the pods of English peas is combined with tequila, mint, lime and just a touch of salt to bright, refreshing and gorgeously green effect. Making the pea-pod juice is simpler than it sounds, though it does require the use of an extraction juicer: you just juice the pods and then strain the liquid. Kinstle favors just four or five grains of gray sea salt to finish the drink.

Provided by Rosie Schaap

Yield 1 cocktail

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/2 oz. tequila
3/4 oz. lime juice
3/4 oz. English-pea-pod juice (see note)
1/4 oz. mint simple syrup (see note)
Small pinch of gray sea salt (about 5 granules - it doesn't take much)
Mint leaf for garnish

Steps:

  • Shake all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe, and garnish with mint leaf (or peas, if you like).

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