Two Mustard Seed Cocktails
From our Spring 2022 feature with lots more recipes: Mustard Madness
Here are two of our “practice” cocktails made while playing with studding molded goat cheese with candied mostarda fruits. Learn about mostarda in our essay: In Search of Mostarda. (Photo by Judy Doherty)
Just Do It!
Description
Adapted from Ivo Peshev’s flairprojectsb.com
Ingredients
For the mustard-infused gin
- 12 ounces gin
- 50 grams yellow mustard seeds
For 1 cocktail
- 2 ounces mustard-infused gin
- 5–6 1-inch cucumber cubes
- .75 ounce agave syrup
- .5 ounce fresh lime juice
- Thyme sprig (for garnish)
- Candied ginger (for garnish)
Instructions
Make the mustard-infused gin a week in advance of your mustard cocktail event. Simply add mustard seeds to your gin bottle and let the mixture macerate.
To make the cocktail, muddle the cucumber cubes in a cocktail shaker. Add the mustard-infused gin, agave syrup, fresh lime juice, and ice. Shake vigorously for 10 to 15 seconds and strain over ice into a tall glass.
Using a blowtorch, caramelize a piece of candied ginger over the cocktail and then stir it into the drink to release the ginger flavor. Garnish with a thyme sprig. (Since you have your blowtorch out, you can toast the thyme if you want a smoke effect.)
- Category: Beverages
The Sandwich: a Mustard Seed Cocktail
- Yield: For 1 cocktail 1x
Description
By Tristan Day, citizen mixologist of Redwood City
Ingredients
- 5 ounces mustard-infused gin (see recipe for Just Do It!)
- 3/4 ounce Salers Aperitif
- 4 dashes dandelion and burdock bitters
- 4 dashes celery bitters
Instructions
Stir in ice for 30 seconds, then serve up.
