I got my recipe for a Tiburon from The One-Bottle Cocktail by Maggie Hoffman. She credits T. Cole Newton of Twelve Mile Limit in New Orleans. The drink combines tequila, lime juice, honey syrup and a dash of Tobasco with a salted rim and a lime garnish. I skipped the salt - not a fan. Tiburón is the Spanish word for shark.
The concept of The One-Bottle Cocktail is wonderful: combine a single, staple spirit with ingredients easily found at the grocery store. This contrasts with the purist mentality of Robert Simonson's 3-Ingredient Cocktails: spirit, bitters and sweetener. But while the two writers spar during the imagined dinner party in my brain, I hope my own craft shall benefit.
As with Simonson, I enjoy Hoffman's approach to flavor, though hers is certainly more adventurous. The Tobasco is the intriguing choice in the Tiburon. It's a common bar ingredient, of course, as it's essential in a Bloody Mary, though unexpected in a Margarita-like concoction. She's clear on the limits: no more than a dash or it gets vinegary. The result is "pretty exciting" in my wife's words.
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ReplyDeleteI may have to try this one.
I think you'd enjoy the book, actually. Each chapter is devoted to a specific spirit.
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DeleteI agree with you on the salt rim, I never cared for that
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Too intense for me.
DeleteTabasco? that would be interesting.
ReplyDeleteA lot of her drinks are like that - a commonplace ingredient in an unexpected context.
DeleteKitty is getting closer to the glass !
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She's becoming less cooperative as she gets older. Perhaps she's figured out that the drink isn't really for her.
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