Luckiwi
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Before you ask, I’m not really sure how to pronounce the name of this drink. As my wife can begrudgingly attest, I love combining words, so today we have a Lucky Kiwi drink in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Kiwi has a distinct enough flavor and some acidity that lends itself well to cocktails (amiright @cocktail.complex?). And it’s green, so it’s perfect for today.
The drink is built around kiwi and poitín, the Irish spirit I recently posted about as part of the @madmarchharepoitin Mad March contest. The two fit really well together, especially with the addition of rhum agrigole to amp up the subtle funk of the poitín. The pineapple juice serves a background role supporting the kiwi fruitiness. And the green chartreuse does what it always does—it magically makes everything more awesome. This creamy dreamy drink went down all too easy.
Recipe
1.5oz Poitín (@madmarchharepoitin)
0.5oz rhum agricole (unaged, @rhumclementusa)
0.25oz green chartreuse (@chartreuse1605)
1/2 fresh kiwi, peeled and roughly chopped
0.5oz lime juice
0.5oz pineapple juice
0.25oz simple syrup
1 large egg white or vegan sub
Combine all ingredients and shake until incorporated. Strain and add ice, shake until chilled, fine strain into coupe. Garnish with dehydrated kiwi. Cheers!!
