The Hac

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 fresh Green cardamom pods
1 1⁄2 oz Patrón Reposado tequila
1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Agave syrup
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare pineapple wedge for garnish.
  3. MUDDLE cardamom in base of shaker.
  4. Add other ingredients.
  5. SHAKE with ice.
  6. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  7. Garnish with pineapple wedge on rim.

Review:

Perhaps better billed as being a 'Pineapple and Cardamom Margarita'.

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History:

Discovered in 2009 at Cloud 23, Manchester, England.

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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
26th April at 12:48
Pineapple and reposado taste very well together, next time I will try fresh pineapple juice. Sorrily my cardamom pods were not fresh enough, I should have followed Sally's suggestion. For me some drops of saline solution should be good.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
4th December 2024 at 03:16
Very fruity and refreshing. Found it a bit sweet, but can adjust that the next time. Wonderful flavours with the cardamon adding a subtle background flavour. Perfect for anytime.
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Sally Morgan’s Avatar Sally Morgan
23rd November 2024 at 19:59
I find the cardamom gets a little swamped by the tequila and agave, so either up the quantity or (slightly nicer) let them steep in the tequila after muddling for 15-30 minutes
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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
26th January 2024 at 07:56
Really nice. My favourite within the combination of pineapple + cardamom so far, with the agave syrup adding some nice round flavours and orange bitters amping the citrus notes, with it also making it closer to a true Margarita.
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