Hummingbird's Nectar

Name: Hummingbird's Nectar
Ingredients: 1 oz Avua Cachaça Balsamo; 3/4 oz Giffard Apricot Liqueur; 1/2 oz Campari; 3/4 oz Lemon Juice; 3 ea Mint Leaves

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By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: January 27, 2022

Communal

Refreshing

This little number is a reshake of my friends cocktail for an instagram challenge based on a cover song! Won’t get into it here but if you know you know! This cocktail was absolutely incredible, the aged cachaça (long awaited) bringing in some funky but smooth notes with apricot and Campari adding fruity sweetness and some bitter. Cinnamon lemon and mint round out the profile, and on paper this seems a little crazy, but i absolutely works and tastes amazing! A little lower ABV than standard, I c...

Ingredients

1 oz
Avua Cachaça Balsamo

3/4 oz
Giffard Apricot Liqueur

1/2 oz
Campari

3/4 oz
Lemon Juice

3 ea
Mint Leaves

Instructions

Garnish

Lemon Wedge

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

Estimated strength

About 19% 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 sphere. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Editor's Note

Aged cachaça brings earthy depth to this bright, apricot-forward sour. Cinnamon and mint provide a nuanced aromatic finish that keeps the profile refreshing.