Sufferin’ Succulents
2 oz Prickly Pear infused Pisco [Macchu Pisco]
1/2 oz Chareau Aloe Spirit
1/2 oz Blanc Vermouth [Dolin]
barspoon Mezcal [Del Maguey Vida]
Pour mezcal into a cocktail glass, swirl and set aside. Combine remaining ingredients in mixing glass with ice and stir. Dump out mezcal, and strain other ingredients into the glass. Garnish with lime and orange Prickly Pear Cactus.
The other day I was at the grocery store, doing my normal weekly shopping. Veggies for some dinners during the week, snacks for lunches, and some fruit for the house. As I made my way towards the citrus, there was a whole display with a bunch of – shall we say, weirder – fruits. Yucca, star fruit, chayote. My cocktail gears started turning, so I took a closer look, and spotted some prickly pears. “Yeah”, I thought, “I could work with that” (despite the fact I never even had one before).