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Shaken · Coupe

Matt Grippo, Blackbird, San Francisco

The Kapre cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Shaken

  1. 1Rinse a chilled coupe with the mezcal and discard it.
  2. 2Muddle the lime wedges with the gum syrup, add everything else and shake with ice.
  3. 3Strain into the coupe and garnish with a kumquat.
Glass
Coupe
Ice
Up
Garnish
Kumquat

Prep ahead

House prep

Gum Syrup (1:1)

Yield
As needed
Keeps
1 month
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 1 partsugar
  • 1 partwater
  • Gum arabic (about 10% of sugar weight)

Method

  1. 1Hydrate the gum arabic in a little warm water, then whisk into warm simple syrup until smooth. Cool and strain.

About the The Kapre

The Kapre is a sour made with cachaça, banana liqueur and armagnac, created by Matt Grippo at Blackbird.

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