Yellow Cactus Flower

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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc)
3⁄4 oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with pineapple wedge on rim.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

Jordan Smith, describes his creation as "bright, herbaceous, subtly smoky, and refreshingly bittersweet." We concur!

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Variant:

Ultima Palabra

History:

Named after the 1929 Georgia O'Keefe painting due to both the shades of yellow, white and green, and for the inclusion of a southwestern ingredient - mezcal.

Adapted from a recipe created in 2017 by Jordan Smith, Head Bartender at Le Coucou French restaurant in Soho, New York City.

Nutrition:

One serving of Yellow Cactus Flower contains 188 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 16.42% alc./vol. (16.42° proof)
  • 18.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Steven Jepson’s Avatar Steven Jepson
4th April at 21:53
Really liked this one - great colour and great taste and a nice sharp bite to it
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Egg McKenzie’s Avatar Egg McKenzie
23rd February at 12:54
oh my days i need to try this
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Michael Geller’s Avatar Michael Geller
31st July 2024 at 17:03
I do switch around the mesurment for the Suze and the Mezcal. The result is closer to my personal taste. A bit more rounded, less bitter and the Chartreuse comes more forward.
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Steven Jepson’s Avatar Steven Jepson
4th April at 21:52
Just tried the original - may have to try your way too
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Matt Tench’s Avatar Matt Tench
28th June 2024 at 18:45
I feel I need to comment on this because fabulous but I can’t really improve on the creators own description. Errr, it’s fabulous..! Feels related to the also fabulous Ultima Palabra, IDK the chronology on that.
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Steven Jepson’s Avatar Steven Jepson
4th April at 23:12
Oh wow - these two drinks are so different buy at the same time so the same. Both are Mezcal, Lime, Pineapple and Chartreuse - but one yellow the other green. The big change being Suze for Maraschino
Very similar in taste breakdown but with one bright yellow the other a mint green the Eye taste makes a difference.
For me the Ultima takes edges it - marginally sweeter and a faint marmalade flavour.
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Michelle Bell’s Avatar Michelle Bell
25th May 2024 at 22:53
Used Salers and Del Maguey Vida for this drink. It is excellent….
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