MILES AWAY

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Provided by Gabriel Orta

Time 10m

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 10

7 kumquats, divided, may substitute lemon, blood orange, mandarin orange
3 pink grapefruit slices, may substitute lemon, blood orange, mandarin orange
1 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 ounces fresh pineapple juice, may substitute canned
1 ounce fresh grapefruit juice
1 ounce simple syrup, heat equal parts sugar and water until sugar is dissolved; cool before using
1 1/2 ounces cachaça, a distilled liquor made from fermented sugarcane
Ice cubes
Crushed ice
1 sprig anise leaf, may substitute mint or basil

Steps:

Place 5 kumquats in a tall cocktail glass. Muddle by pressing down on the fruit, releasing the juice and oils. In a cocktail shaker, add grapefruit slices; another kumquat; lemon, pineapple, and grapefruit juices; simple syrup; and cachaça. Fill shaker with ice cubes, cover and shake, 15 seconds.
Fill the cocktail glass with crushed ice (leaving the muddled kumquats at the bottom); strain cocktail into glass. Smack the anise leaf, mint, or basil sprig with your hand to release the natural oils. Place it in the cocktail and garnish with a kumquat before serving.