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Venom og Cannabis Cocktail Recipe
by Collin Nicholas
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¾ oz Cardamom Simple Syrup*
¾ oz Beets + Lavender Syrup*
1 oz Lemon Juice
1 purejuana shot (recommend Venom OG pure cannabis powder)
Tonic
Edible Flowers (for garnish)
Combine cardamom syrup, beet + lavender syrup & lemon juice in cocktail shaker. Add purejuana & let dissolve. Shake & strain. Top with tonic. Garnish with edible flowers.
*For Cardamom Simply Syrup…
16 oz Green Cardamom Pods
16 oz Water
16 oz Sugar
Place whole cardamom pods on baking sheet. Toast at 350° for 4 minutes. Pull cardamom & let cool, then crack pods to expose seeds. Bring water to boil, place the cracked seeds into water & let steep for 5 minutes. Once reduced & rested, strain through cheese cloth & store.
*For Beet + Lavender Syrup…
16 oz raw pressed Beet Juice
16 oz Cane Sugar
.5 oz Dried Lavender
Place beet juice in large pot & bring to simmer. Slowly dissolve sugar into beet juice & add dried lavender. Steep for 5 minutes at simmer, reduce & strain.
Collin Nicholas
A Bombay Sapphire “Imaginative Bartender of the Year” recipient, Collin Nicholas is the bar manager of Portland’s Bar Director of Submarine Hospitality. While overseeing the creative direction and maintaining systems at both Tusk and Ava Genes, Collin developed the three bar outlets in the newly established Hoxton Hotel in downtown Portland.. His avant-garde approach to cocktail creation has been featured in GQ, Imbibe, and beyond.
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