Lazy Lover

Name: Lazy Lover
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: brazilian
Ingredients: 1/2 fresh jalapeno, cut into thin wheels; 1 cup green Chartreuse; 1 1/2 ounces cachaça, preferably Leblon; 1/2 ounce Benedictine; 1/2 ounce agave nectar; 1 ounce fresh lime juice; Sprig of fresh thyme

Recipe from Employees Only

Adapted by Robert Simonson

Lazy Lover — Peter DaSilva for The New York Times

Rating: 4(18)
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This is a popular Employees Only creation made of cachaça, lime juice, jalapeño-infused green Chartreuse, Benedictine and agave nectar. —Robert Simonson

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Ingredients

Yield:1 drink

½fresh jalapeno, cut into thin wheels
1cup green Chartreuse
1½ounces cachaça, preferably Leblon
½ounce Benedictine
½ounce agave nectar
1ounce fresh lime juice
Sprig of fresh thyme

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Preparation

Step 1
Place jalapeno in a small saucepan. Add Chartreuse and bring to a boil. Immediately remove from heat, remove jalapeno and allow infusion to cool.
Step 2
Pour ½ ounce of infusion (there will be extra) and remaining liquids into a mixing glass. Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with thyme.