Ginger Smash

ABOUT
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Top bartenders Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric of Employees Only created
this complex tequila Smash that melds the bittersweet qualities of
kumquats with the inherent spiciness of ginger.

INGREDIENTS
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1 1/2 oz  Tequila Cabeza
    1 oz  Rhum Clement Creole Shrub
  1/2 oz  Lime juice
2 slices  Ginger root (thin slice)
       2  Kumquats
   1 tsp  Superfine sugar
2 dashes  Dale DeGroff Pimento Bitters

   Glass  Old Fashioned

DIRECTIONS
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In a shaker, muddle the ginger, kumquats and sugar.

Add remaining ingredients and fill the shaker with ice.

Shake vigorously, and pour, unstrained, into an Old Fashioned glass.

PROFILE
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Flavors       : [Fruity/Citrus-forward]
Base Spirit   : [Tequila]
Cocktail Type : [Modern Classics]
Served        : [On the Rocks]
Preparation   : [Shaken]
Strength      : [Medium]
Difficulty    : [Simple]
Themes        : [Winter]