Veracruz

Name: Veracruz
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Simple Syrup; 2 dash Bittermens; 45 ml Tequila Blanco; 1 sli Cucumber; 23 ml Lime Juice; 15 ml Dry White Wine; 15 ml Aloe Vera Liqueur, Chareau Chareau

A crisp, shaken tequila blanco sour with lime, a little sugar and cucumber. Dry white wine and Chareau aloe vera liqueur add a soft, green note, and Bittermens gives it a bitter finish. Created by Rafa García Febles in NYC in 2018.

Similar names: Heroica Veracruz, Veracruz Smash

Rafa García Febles built the Veracruz around white wines that are fairly aromatic, sharply acidic and herbal in character. The original recipe called for Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, but Loire Sauvignon Blanc, Franken Silvaner and unoaked or modern-style Verdejo have also worked well.

Method

Shaken

Glass

coupe

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Citrus

Herbal

Refreshing

Sour