Thumper

Name: Thumper
Ingredients: 1 dash(es) Orange Bitters; .75 oz Fresh Lime Juice; .5 oz Cinnamon Simple Syrup; .75 oz Aperol; 1.5 oz Del Maguey Vida Mezcal

By Justin DuPré & Greg Clapp

Submitted on: September 24, 2021

Spirit Forward

Themed

I created this cocktail for a viewing of the extended version of David Lynch's 1984 Dune. A thumper is a device used by the Fremen to to attract sand worms on the planet Arrakis. The glass is rimmed with salt and toasted sesame to represent the sand, and the cinnamon syrup of course represents the Spice.

Ingredients

1 dash(es)
Orange Bitters

.75 oz
Fresh Lime Juice

.5 oz
Cinnamon Simple Syrup

.75 oz
Aperol

1.5 oz
Del Maguey Vida Mezcal

Instructions

Garnish

Orange twist

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 19% ABV (estimate)

By Justin DuPré & Greg Clapp

Enthusiast

We are long-time attendees and now producers of Tiki Kon, an annual tropical-pop weekender in Portland, Oregon. We also have a legit, built-out tiki bar in our basement. Tiki was our entree into bartending and craft cocktails. That genre helped us realize that there's so much more to booze than getting drunk on rum and Coke in the kitchen. After completing the Water Bearer card at Hale Pele (every drink on the menu) and countless tropical drinks of varying quality from any bar that serves them,...

Shake with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe rimmed with salt and toasted sesame seeds. Express and garnish with orange twist. If the mezcal is too smoky, temper with blanco tequila to taste.

Editor's Note

Smoky mezcal meets bitter orange and warm cinnamon in this Dune-inspired sipper. A toasted sesame and salt rim adds a savory depth that grounds the spice.