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Oaxaca Julep

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Oaxaca Julep

Corn whiskey, sweet corn, cilantro, lime — over crushed ice

Makes 1 · Inspired by the 1860s smash cocktail

A smash-style julep built on Mexican corn whiskey, with sweet corn and cilantro muddled right into the shaker. Sweet, sour, herbal, and unmistakably Oaxacan — served over a mountain of crushed ice.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Muddle the corn kernels and cilantro with the whiskey in a shaker until the corn releases its sweetness.

  2. Add the lime juice, agave syrup, and ice, and shake well.

  3. Double strain — through the shaker's strainer and a fine mesh — over crushed ice in a tall glass.

  4. Tuck a curl of corn husk into the ice to garnish.

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