This tangy, citrus cocktail will please the senses. (Grill Nation: 200 Surefire Recipes, Tips and Techniques to Grill Like a Pro,” (2015, Oxmoor House) by Travel Channel’s ‘American Grilled’ host and Chef/Owner of Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery, David Guas.)
This drink was motivated by a visit from my friend Lolis Eric Elie, who knows just about all there is to know about New Orleans and its rich history and culture. In his cookbook, Treme: Stories and Recipes from the Heart of New Orleans, he includes a recipe with a grapefruit and honey base called N’awlins Nectar. When I hosted him at Bayou Bakery, I used his base idea and jazzed it up a bit with fresh rosemary and jalapeños to give it that NOLA spice.
Cook Time:
Prep Time:1 hours5 min
Total Time:1 hours5 min
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
2 cup Wildflower honey
2 quart Grapefruit juice
8, 16 ounce Mason Jars
1 (750-ml.) bottle Dark Rum
8 Fresh rosemary sprigs
1 medium Jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced
Preparation:
Stir together honey and ¾ cup water in a large container. Add grapefruit juice, and stir well; cover and chill about 1 hour.
For each serving, place ice in a Mason jar, filling 2/3 full. Add ¼ cup rum, and fill jar with grapefruit juice mixture. Pour drink into a shaker, and add 1 sprig rosemary and 1 slice jalapeño pepper; cover and shake 10 seconds. Pour mixed drink back into jar; add more ice, if desired.
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