Aguardiente
Gooseberry Smash
- Glass
- Rocks
- Method
- Shaken
- Time
- 5 mins.
Ingredients
- 2 oz. aguardiente
- ¾ oz. elderflower liqueur
- 1 organic blue agave
- 1 oz. lemon juice
- 4 golden gooseberries
Method
- Add lemon juice directly into the cocktail shaker.
- Add gooseberries to the shaker and use a muddler to gently press them down until their juices are released and they are lightly crushed.
- Fill the shaker with ice cubes until it is halfway full.
- Pour in the aguardiente, elderflower liqueur, and agave syrup.
- Secure the lid on the shaker and shake vigorously for about 15 seconds to combine and chill the ingredients.
- Take a glass and fill it with fresh ice cubes.
- Strain the shaken mixture into this glass.
- For the garnish, take a single gooseberry with its husk intact and thread it onto a bamboo stick ; place this atop the drink.