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The Building Blocks of Flavour
Smoky pineapple sour
with THOMASINA MIERS — Chef, writer, restaurateur. Wahaca founder, Chefs in Schools trustee, Soil Association ambassador.
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Learn how to balance the smoky flavours of mezcal to produce a truly stunning cocktail.
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Smoky Pineapple Sour
An unbelievably delicious, smoky, refreshing sour that balances the fruity, sharp notes of lime and pineapple with the smokiness of a great mezcal. This is a truly great cocktail.
Ingredients
Makes one
- You will need a chilled coupe glass
- 35ml Gran Centenario Plata Tequila
- 15ml Mezcal
- 25ml Fresh Lime Juice
- 12.5ml Agave Nectar
- 15ml Pressed Pineapple Juice
- 20ml Aqua Faba** or one egg white
Method
- Shake all ingredients together very hard without ice for 10-12 seconds until light and frothy.
- Now add a large handful of ice and shake again for 8-10 seconds.
- Strain into glass and garnish with 3 drops of Angostura Bitters.
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Your Instructor
Thomasina Miers
Chef, writer, restaurateur. Wahaca founder, Chefs in Schools trustee, Soil Association ambassador.
Tommi Miers OBE is an award-winning chef and food writer who puts sustainability at the core of her cooking. She cares deeply about where our food comes from, how it is grown and how its growth supports the soil, biodiversity and the planet. After winning BBC’s inaugural MasterChef she worked at Michelin-starred restaurant Petersham Nurseries Café, before going on to launch Wahaca restaurant group. She has written seven cookbooks and writes regularly for publications including The Times, Country Life and The Guardian, where her column for the last five years has focused on seasonal, simple but delicious food. She is an ambassador for the Soil Association, trustee of the charity Chefs in Schools and was awarded an OBE in 2019 for her services to the food industry.
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