Well summer is a bad time to be a blogger, lots going on and not a lot of time. I have missed the last Mixmo but also figured I’d let the Tales of the Cocktail blow over before posting my late Mixmo non-entry.
I saw a jar of mangos at a store here in Seattle and had to buy it. It was just a matter of time before I broke into it dying to make a cocktail with the mango slices soaking in sugar water. I don’t think you can beat any fresh fruit or vegetable in a cocktail but sometimes it is just not cost effective and these mango slices taste fine. It is a huge jar with about 30 slices inside marinating in a sweet sugary water. Another plus with the bottled mango is the fact that they are softer then fresh mango breaking up almost completely in my boston shaker.
Starting with a brandy base I muddled a mango slice with cointreau. The result was so-so, I wouldn’t order another one. Brandy and mangos work really well together though, it didn’t take much experimenting. Here is what I came up with at the end, give it a whirl, I think it’s a great drink.
The Mango Quarter
2 oz good brandy
2 mango slices
1/2 oz mango sugar syrup/water
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz cointreau
Shake hard and long to break up the dense mango, double strain into a cocktail glass
Article and Drink By: Mark Sexauer
Filed under: MixMo
