Appetite for Destruction

Name: Appetite for Destruction
Ingredients: 2 oz San Miguel Southwestern Gin; 1 oz Lime-leaf Simple Syrup; 0.5 oz Mango-chili Lime Juice*; 3 dash(es) Orange Bitters

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By Katherine

Submitted on: October 11, 2022

Seasonal

Themed

This drink is inspired by a gent whose first message to me on Bumble was, “When are you going to let me cook you dinner?” When I said I’d prefer to meet for a drink in a public setting first, he waxed poetic about the delicious Thai meal he would make me in his apartment, and that I should show up with an appetite to “burn off the calories after dinner, too 😉.” The name is the kind of lust that he actually inspired in me. 🥭 I was thrilled that US Citrus kindly sent me some lime leaves right ...

Ingredients

2 oz
San Miguel Southwestern Gin

1 oz
Lime-leaf Simple Syrup

0.5 oz
Mango-chili Lime Juice*

3 dash(es)
Orange Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

lime leaf and chili pepper slices

Build

Shake & Strain

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 19% ABV (estimate)

By Katherine

Mixologist

I’m a homebartender who crafts original cocktail recipes to match with dating stories - kind of luck a modern-day, drunker version of Carrie Bradshaw.

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Acid-adjust mango juice to lime strength; this will vary by brand used. I did 40 mg citric acid and 25 mg malic acid for 250 mL of juice.) Chop off one quarter of a strong chili pepper and infuse in the lime-mango juice for at least 2 hours. After shaking up a batch of the cocktail (you'll want more than one), let it sit in the fridge overnight so all the flavors mingle.

Editor's Note

A Gimlet riff that pulls from a Thai pantry. Kaffir lime leaf, mango, and chili are shaken with a spicy botanical gin for a uniquely tropical and herbal sour.