Pine Needle Daiquiri Recipe

Ingredients

Pine Needle Bubbles:

500 ml simple syrup

½ cup Douglas Fir needles

1 tablespoon versawhip

¼ tablespoon Xanthan gum

¼ cup granulated sugar

Daiquiri:

2 ounces herbaceous white rum such as Brugel White Label Rum

¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice

¾ ounce simple syrup

Preparation

Pine Needle Bubbles: Bring simple syrup and Douglas Fir needles to light simmer. Remove from heat, transfer to blender or food processor, and puree. Strain through fine-mesh chinois (strainer).

In small bowl, combine versawhip, xantham gum, and granulated sugar. Add to pine needle-simple syrup mixture and whisk to dissolve. Use low-powered emulsifier such as an immersion blender or whisk to whip mixture into bubbles.

Daiquiri: In cocktail shaker combine rum, lime juice, and simple syrup. Add ice and shake vigorously 20 times. Slowly strain into martini glass then top with teaspoon of pine bubbles and serve.