About
This is my tequila riff on Shannon Mustipher’s (@shannonmustipher) Tigershark from her 2019 book Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails. The original uses coconut oil-washed bourbon, but I swapped in tequila (because I already had it on hand) while keeping the coconut wash, which felt deserving of the slightly revised name. Lemongrass syrup and falernum bring citrus, spice, and a little tropical sweetness, while lime keeps everything bright and Angostura adds another layer of warm spice. It is a pretty simple build once you have the coconut-washed spirit and lemongrass syrup ready, and one that works just as well with agave at the center.Cheers y’all!
Ingredients
- 2 oz · 60 mlcoconut-washed tequila
- ½ oz · 15 mlfalernum
- ½ oz · 15 mlfresh lime juice
- ½ oz · 15 mllemongrass syrup
- 2 dashesAngostura bitters
Method
- 1
Add all ingredients to a shaker tin.
- 2
Add a small amount of crushed or pebble ice and whip shake until chilled.
- 3
Dirty dump into a snifter.
- 4
Top with more crushed or pebble ice.
- 5
Garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel and edible flower (omitted).
anatomyofadrink.com/cocktails/tequila-tigershark