Striptease

Name: Striptease
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients: Absinthe; Salt; 1 ounce mezcal, preferably Vida; 3/4 ounce blanc vermouth, preferably Dolin; 3/4 ounce lime juice; 1/2 ounce guanabana nectar; Scant 1/2 ounce agave nectar

Recipe from Yana Volfson

Adapted by Robert Simonson

Striptease — Emon Hassan for The New York Times

Rating: 4(62)
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Yana Volfson, the beverage director at Cosme, created this elegant yet lively drink for that Manhattan restaurant. It draws its ingredients equally from France and Mexico. The fiery mezcal is calmed by the subtly sweet and fruity blanc vermouth. The guanabana nectar (also known as soursop), which has litchi-like characteristics, adds yet another unexpected flavor note to this twist on a margarita. The drink is a perfectly balanced amalgam of the unusual and the familiar. Goya makes a guanabana nectar that can be found in many New York City bodegas. —Robert Simonson

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Ingredients

Yield:1 drink

Absinthe
Salt
1ounce mezcal, preferably Vida
¾ounce blanc vermouth, preferably Dolin
¾ounce lime juice
½ounce guanabana nectar
Scant ½ ounce agave nectar

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Preparation

Step 1
Dip half of the rim of a rocks glass in absinthe and then in salt.
Step 2
In a cocktail shaker three-quarters filled with ice, combine the mezcal, vermouth, lime juice, guanabana nectar and agave nectar. Shake hard until chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into the prepared rocks glass filled with one large ice cube.

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62 user ratings

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Comments

Jake7 years ago

And fortunately I JUST bought a gallon jug of guanabana nectar!

SonomaSMB7 years ago

No absinthe in my bar, so used a few smashed up tarragon leaves on the rim. Gave a very nice herbal, anise-y flavor and aroma.
This is a wonderfully unusual drink.

George B3 years ago

Thumbs down. I'm not a beginner at the home bar and tried this a few times, varying the amounts after the first ones flopped. I'm sorry but I can't tell where this drink thinks its going. Somewhere between "France and Mexico" it gets lost. Yes, I even had the absinthe rinse. There are better uses for mezcal and Dolan blanc.

LindaL4 years ago

Actually quite good! I did not have absinthe, so I used a little sambuca on the rim, and I have to say that added extra interest. It was easy to find a small can of Goya guanabana at the supermarket. Also, a good use for blanc vermouth.

Kim S.6 years ago

Used lychee juice because I prefer it. Very light and delicious.

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