Almond Desert Bird

Name: Almond Desert Bird
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Bozal Ensamble Mezcal; 1/2 oz Appleton Estate Rum; 3/4 oz Campari; 1 oz Pineapple Juice; 1/2 oz Lime Juice; 1/2 oz BG Reynolds Orgeat Syrup; 2 dash(es) Angostura Aromatic Bitters; 2 drop(s) Scrappy's Orleans Bitters

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By Mike Vander Horn

Made with a product from a current or former Crafted Pour partner. The creator may have received free product or other incentives from the brand.

Submitted on: March 11, 2022

Refreshing

Seasonal

Ad/ For this riff I wanted to throw some of BG Reynolds’s awesome orgeat in with a Jungle Bird. I decided to go to the Desert with it, though Bozal Ensamble is definitely more vegetal. This is one of my favorite variations of the now-classic bird template, bringing Orgeat in as the sweetener to give a nutty and abundently tasty elevation to what’s already an amazing cocktail. Jamaican Rum brings a little funk to mix with the mezcal and Campari, and I seem to have juiced this pineapple at the pea...

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz
Bozal Ensamble Mezcal

1/2 oz
Appleton Estate Rum

3/4 oz
Campari

1 oz
Pineapple Juice

1/2 oz
Lime Juice

1/2 oz
BG Reynolds Orgeat Syrup

2 dash(es)
Angostura Aromatic Bitters

2 drop(s)
Scrappy's Orleans Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Yellow Flower and Pineapple Fronds

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

Estimated strength

About 17% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice and shake well. Double strain into a rocks glass over a large clear cube. Garnish with pineapple fronds and a big yellow flower

Editor's Note

Mezcal and Jamaican rum collide in this Jungle Bird riff. Orgeat replaces simple syrup, adding a nutty, velvety texture that anchors the bitter Campari and bright pineapple.