A playful twist on the White Lady, highlighting the affinity between LE Tribute Gin, citruses and carrot. Inspired by the carrot-based sweet treats of the Baltic.
Fresh, slightly sour. A more-ish crowd pleaser.
Ingredients
· 40 ml LE TRIBUTE Gin
· 30 ml carrot cordial*
· 30 ml fresh lime juice
· 1/4 barspoon Yellow Aji paste
· 10 ml simple syrup
· 10 ml fresh Egg white or pasteurised egg white
· Garnish: ‘Crunchy’ carrot**
Preparation
1. Shake all ingredients in ice-filled shaker.
2. Serve straight up in cocktail glass.
*Carrot cordial:
· 1 kg carrots
· 1 kg white sugar
· 200 ml carrot juice
1. The carrot is diced into 1 cm pieces and mixed with sugar in a glass container.
2. Leave the mixture to stand for 48 hours at room temperature. Strain the liquid and mixed with 200 ml carrot juice.
**“Crunchy” carrot:
1. Cut a carrot into long, thin strips.
2. Make a simple syrup by mixing 200g of water with 200g of white sugar, bring to boil and add the carrot strips. Cook for 2 minutes.
3. Remove the carrot strips and spread them on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
4. Sprinkle with chilli powder and bake at a low temperature (70ºC) until completely dry.
