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Shaken · Coupe

Raphael Chavez, Freemans, New York

Prima Vera cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Shaken

  1. 1Shake everything with ice until chilled.
  2. 2Strain into a coupe and garnish with a thyme sprig.
Glass
Coupe
Ice
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Garnish
Thyme sprig

Prep ahead

House prep

Hibiscus Pisco

Yield
About 750 ml
Keeps
3 months
Storage
Room temperature

Ingredients

  • 750 mlpisco
  • 4 tbspdried hibiscus flowers

Method

  1. 1Steep the hibiscus in the pisco for forty minutes, then strain.

House prep

Thyme Syrup (1:1)

Yield
About 1.5 cups
Keeps
2 weeks
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 1 cupsugar
  • 1 cuphot water
  • Half a bundle fresh thyme

Method

  1. 1Dissolve the sugar in the hot water, add the thyme while warm and steep twenty to forty minutes. Strain and bottle.

Fresh juice

Grapefruit Juice

Yield
About 6 oz per grapefruit
Keeps
2 to 3 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh grapefruit

Method

  1. 1Juice and fine strain. Store in the refrigerator.

Fresh juice

Lime Juice

Yield
About 1 oz per lime
Keeps
1 day
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh limes

Method

  1. 1Juice to order or in small batches. Strain out seeds and pulp. Store in the refrigerator.

About the Prima Vera

Prima Vera is a sour made with hibiscus pisco, aperol and thyme syrup (1:1), created by Raphael Chavez at Freemans.

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