Mamacita Cocktail by Cafe Rouge
Cafe Rouge has achieved noble status in the northern California East Bay city of Berkeley. Primarily a French/Californian restaurant known for its’ house aged meats, Cafe Rouge has also built its’ reputation with a great bar and a top notch happy hour. $1 steak frites and $1 oyster shooters mixed with creative cocktails is a recipe for popularity almost anywhere. But in the organic and local food haven of Berkeley, California, this combination has elevated Cafe Rouge to the level of local institution.
The Mamacita Cocktail, shown below, is one of five signature cocktails on the Cafe Rouge bar menu. Built upon the fuselage of a Margarita, the Mamacita adds orange juice and strawberry puree as the main flavor agents and mixes them with the point/counter point of lime juice and agave nectar. What makes this drink more mature is the slight addition of Aperol, the low alcohol, slightly bitter Italian aperitif. Together this is more complex than just a simple (albeit tasty) summer cooler or Margarita variation.
Give it a shot and let me know what you think.
Mamacita Cocktail by Cafe Rouge
Recipe:
1/2 ounce Aperol
2 ounces Cabrito Blanco Tequila
3/4 ounce orange Juice
1 ounce strawberry puree
1 1/2 ounces lime juice
1/2 ounce agave nectar
Wedge of lime
Method:
Add all ingredients, but the lime wedge, to an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake vigorously to combine. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass and garnish with the wedge of lime and a straw. Add oysters and steak frites and enjoy. Cheers!
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