Shaken · Coupe
GarnishCilantro leaf
Shaken · Coupe
Eric Simmons, Maple & Ash, Chicago
Expect the Unexpected cocktail recipe
What goes in it
- 2 oz
- 1 ozAquafaba
- 0.5 ozLime juice
Fresh juice · Recipe below ↓
- 0.5 ozGrapefruit juice
Fresh juice · Recipe below ↓
- 0.5 ozCayenne-cilantro honey syrup (2:1)
House prep · Recipe below ↓
Method · Shaken
- 1Shake everything hard with ice.
- 2Strain into a coupe and garnish with a cilantro leaf.
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- Up
- Garnish
- Cilantro leaf
Prep ahead
Fresh juice
Lime Juice
- Yield
- About 1 oz per lime
- Keeps
- 1 day
- Storage
- Refrigerated
Ingredients
- Fresh limes
Method
- 1Juice to order or in small batches. Strain out seeds and pulp. Store in the refrigerator.
Fresh juice
Grapefruit Juice
- Yield
- About 6 oz per grapefruit
- Keeps
- 2 to 3 days
- Storage
- Refrigerated
Ingredients
- Fresh grapefruit
Method
- 1Juice and fine strain. Store in the refrigerator.
House prep
Cayenne-Cilantro Honey Syrup (2:1)
- Yield
- About 3 cups
- Keeps
- 1 month
- Storage
- Refrigerated
Ingredients
- 2 cupshoney
- 1 cupwater
- 1 gcayenne powder
- 8 cilantro leaves
Method
- 1Warm the honey, water and cayenne over low heat, stirring until smooth. Stir in the cilantro for a few minutes, then fine-strain into a bottle.
About the Expect the Unexpected
Expect the Unexpected is a sour made with reposado tequila, aquafaba and lime juice, created by Eric Simmons at Maple & Ash.
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