Piñasca and The Fong

Piñasca

Ingredients:

2 oz Sagatiba Cachaça

2 Slices of Grilled Pineapple*

1 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice

½ oz 1:1 Simple Syrup

Sweet & Spicy Rim**

Glass: Old Fashion

Ice: Crushed

Garnish: Lime Wheel

Method:

Muddle, Shake and Strain

*Cut fresh pineapple, slice lengthwise and grill until the simple sugars are caramelized with beautiful grill marks.

** 1T sugar, 1/8 t salt, 1/8 t cayenne pepper

History/Rational:

My inspiration was drawn from Latin culture where fresh picked fruit is dipped into salt and dried chili peppers. I chose to incorporate this fantastic combination into another Latin favorite the Caipirinha, where fresh lime juice and cachaca are accentuated with caramelized flavor of grilled pineapple.

The Fong

Ingredients:

2 oz Beefeater

½ oz Lillet

½ Garam Masala Grilled Lemon

¾ oz Honey Cardamom Syrup

Glass: Martini

Garnish: Grilled Lemon Zest

Method: Squeeze Lemon and add addition ingredients, shake, double strain up

History/Rational:

Created for Nathan Fongs 50th birthday this food friendly cocktail pairs gin with the caramelized flavors of the grilled lemon, and the spice of garam masala with honey and cardamom.