PINE NEEDLE DAIQUIRI

PINE NEEDLE DAIQUIRI image

Categories Citrus

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 10

Pine Needle Bubbles:
500 ml simple syrup
½ cup Douglas Fir needles
1 tablespoon versawhip
¼ tablespoon Xanthan gum
¼ cup granulated sugar
Daiquiri:
2 ounces herbaceous white rum such as Brugel White Label Rum
¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
¾ ounce simple syrup

Steps:

Pine Needle Bubbles: Bring simple syrup and Douglas Fir needles to light simmer. Remove from heat, transfer to blender or food processor, and puree. Strain through fine-mesh chinois (strainer). In small bowl, combine versawhip, xantham gum, and granulated sugar. Add to pine needle-simple syrup mixture and whisk to dissolve. Use low-powered emulsifier such as an immersion blender or whisk to whip mixture into bubbles. Daiquiri: In cocktail shaker combine rum, lime juice, and simple syrup. Add ice and shake vigorously 20 times. Slowly strain into martini glass then top with teaspoon of pine bubbles and serve.