The Town Sun Drop
Photo by Hy Tran courtesy of Town Bar & Lounge
The Town Sun Drop
- Yield: serves 1
Description
“The Town Sun Drop was inspired by Oakland’s last drop of sun during the season in October we know in the Bay Area as our second summer. I wanted to create something that paired well with the intense heat that everyone in Oakland was feeling at the time, and an iced tea was a choice I hoped everyone would appreciate.
“The cocktail is an elevated iced tea with mezcal and tea three ways: an Assam black tea with Siete Misterios mezcal, Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto liqueur, and an Earl Grey–infused simple syrup. It’s topped with a mezcal- and Earl Grey–infused foam and garnished with a glassed pear that’s also infused with Siete Misterios and butterfly pea flower tea.
“I chose to bring in the Earl Grey with its bergamot oil to compliment the bergamot citrus, which is the base in Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto. The word ‘Rosolio’ stems from ‘ros solis,’ which can be translated as morning dew. Pairing all of these ingredients felt right and lent itself to the cocktail’s name.”
Ingredients
For the cocktail base
- 4 ounces Assam black tea
- 1.5 ounces Siete Misterios mezcal
- 0.5 ounces Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto
- 0.5 ounces Earl Grey-infused simple syrup
For the cocktail foam
- 1/2 cup egg whites
- 2 teaspoons Siete Misterios mezcal
- 8 tablespoons Earl Grey-infused simple syrup
- Garnish
- Glassed pear infused with Siete Misterios
Instructions
Blend all ingredients finely before pouring into a 0.5 I iSi Gourmet Whip. Screw on the charger, shake again, and add two N20 chargers into the mix before using. Keep refrigerated when not in use. You’ll want this cold.
To make the glassed pear garnish: Boil a pear with sugar, whole vanilla bean, Siete Misterios, and butterfly pea flower tea for 20 minutes. Let cool and slice thin. Dehydrate the pear slices at 160°F for 5 hours. Glass-coat* the slices.
*Editor’s note: Glass coating is done with a sugar and water mixture cooked to a hard-crack stage.
- Category: Beverage
