Recipes Nugget Markets Signature Recipes
Kiwi Cooler
- Prep time
- 5 minutes, plus 20 minutes cooling PT5M
- Cook time
- 10–15 minutes PT15M
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Difficulty
For a fresh spin on a margarita, kick it up a notch with homemade Kiwi Simple Syrup!
Ingredients
Kiwi Cooler Cocktail:
- 1½ ounces silver tequila
- ½ ounce Cointreau
- 1 ounce orange juice
- 1 ounce water
- ¼ lime, juiced
- 1 kiwifruit, sliced (reserve 1 slice for garnish)
- ¾ ounce kiwi simple syrup
Kiwi Simple Syrup:
- 1 cup water
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 kiwifruit, sliced
Preparation
To make the kiwi simple syrup, combine water, sugar and sliced kiwifruit in a pan, then cover and bring to a boil. Turn heat to low and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 20 minutes covered. Strain simple syrup and chill in refrigerator.
To make the cocktail, combine all ingredients in a shaker and muddle. Add ice and shake vigorously. Pour contents into a rocks glass then garnish with a kiwi slice.
Techniques used in this recipe:
- muddle
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muddle, v.: to combine ingredients, usually in the bottom of a mixing glass, by pressing them together with a muddler before the majority of liquid ingredients are added.
Examples of when this method is applied:
For a mojito sugar, fresh mint leaves and club soda are muddled.
Limes are often muddled with sugar syrup or other fruit as in a Caipirnha and Bésame.
You muddle a sugar cube and bitters in cocktails such as Sazarac and Old-Fashioned.
