Black Sesame Daiquiri
A Daiquiri sweetened with black sesame honey — the nutty bitterness of the black sesame, dissolved into honey, replaces simple sugar and turns the rum-lime into something darker and more complex.
Served in a coupe glass · Garnish: Black sesame seeds, lime wheel · Difficulty: medium
Ingredients
- 2 oz White Rum
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 0.75 oz Black Sesame Honey Syrup
Instructions
- To make black sesame honey: blend 2 tbsp toasted black sesame paste into 4 oz warm honey syrup; strain through fine mesh.
- Combine rum, lime juice, and black sesame honey syrup in a shaker with ice.
- Shake vigorously.
- Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with a small pile of black sesame seeds and a lime wheel.