[Recipe] Smoked Kimono by Julie Nguyen of Opium Bar (Bangkok)

Julie Nguyen of Opium Bar (Bangkok) created this cocktail, which was inspired by Chinese New Year traditions: mandarin for luck and prosperity, pickled ginger for cleansing warmth at festive feasts, and smoky mezcal evoking firecrackers that usher in renewal. Spicy, savory, and auspicious.

Ingredients:

25ml Mezcal

45ml Mandarin Ginger Cordial*

10ml Lemon

15ml Egg white

*Make the Mandarin ginger cordial:

Blend together 200ml Mandarin juice, 40g sugar, 1g Chilli powder, 1g Salt, and 15g pickled ginger. Fine strain.

Method:

Add all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker, dry shake (without ice) and then wet shake (with ice). Strain the cocktail into a couple glass.