Regal Amburana
REGAL AMBURANA
2 oz. / 60 ml. Amburana (aged) cachaça
¾+ oz. / 26 ml. fresh lime juice
¾ oz. / 22.5 ml. honey syrup
grapefruit peel, to shake
METHOD
add all ingredients including grapefruit peel to shaker tin / shake with ice until chilled (also known as a “regal shake”) / fine strain into coupe or Nick and Nora / garnish with grapefruit twist (or lime wedge)
ABOUT
This cocktail was created by Gil Bouhana at Milk & Honey (NYC; now closed). He shook up a Daiquiri riff with Avuá Amburana and a grapefruit peel using the Regal technique for Sasha Petraske. Sasha took a sip and said, “That’s a drink.” From then on, it was a staple. Cheers y’all!