Cilantro Society

by Alex Koehl

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. Flor de Caña 12 Years
  • ½ oz. Cilantro Stem Vinegar*
  • ½ oz. Aquafaba
  • 2 drops 5:1 Saline Solution
  • ¼ oz. Green Tea Umeshu Liqueur
  • ½ oz. Whole Banana and Cilantro Leaf Oleo**

Preparation

  1. Add all ingredients to a shaking tin.
  2. Reverse dry shake the cocktail.
  3. Double strip into a frosted coupe glass.
  4. Garnish with 3 partially dehydrated banana slices on a stick.

Additional Notes

Glassware: Coupe

Garnish: 3 Partially Dehydrated Banana Slices on a Stick (reserved from Oleo)

*Cilantro Stem Vinegar


Ingredients

  • white wine vinegar
  • cilantro stems

Preparation

  1. Chop the stems and leave them to submerge in white wine vinegar for 1 week.

**Whole Banana and Cilantro Leaf Oleo


Ingredients

  • banana
  • cilantro leaf
  • sugar
  • water

Preparation

  1. Slice the bananas (skin on) very thinly and place in a sous vide bag with the cilantro leaves.
  2. Add an equal weight in sugar and 25% of that weight in hot water.
  3. Leave to macerate in the fridge for 72 hours.
  4. Strain out the solids and pass through a reusable cheese cloth.

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