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The  COCKTAIL LAB

Tony Conigliaro

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Broiled Lemon JuiceYield: 100 ml (31 /2 oz)

1. Chop the lemons in half and broil at medium heat until

golden brown.

2. Juice the broiled lemons.

3. Strain using a Superbag.

4. Homogenize in four 25-second bursts.

Ingredients

— 5 Sicilian lemons

Equipment

— Knife

— Chopping board

— Broiler

— Juicer

— 100-micron Superbag

— Homogeniser

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Sweet Broiled Lemon Margarita1998

This simple twist on a classic margarita is the brainchild

of my first foray into observing the cooking techniques of

chefs. Broiling the lemon relieves the fruit of its acid bite

by caramelizing the fructose and killing its vitamin C.

The flavor of the lemon after juicing takes on a delicious,

deep, sultry caramel note that makes it a perfect match for

the caramel and toffee notes found in a reposado tequila.

I like to use a dry triple sec, such as Merlet, to balance

the sweetness of the broiled lemon with a dry finish. This

version of the margarita has an incredibly smooth and soft

finish, making it hard to have only one!

1. Combine all the ingredients except the sugar in a cocktail

tin and shake over cubed ice.

2. Fine strain and pour into a chilled coupette with a half

sugar rim.

Ingredients

— 50 ml (11/2 oz) reposado

tequila

— 25 ml (3/4 oz) broiled

lemon juice (page 164)

— 20 ml (2/3 oz) triple sec

— Sugar, for the rim

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Sweet Broiled Lemon Margarita

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Copyright © 2012, 2013 by Tony Conigliaro

Photographs copyright © 2012 by Ebury Press

All rights reserved.

Published in the United States by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown PublishingGroup, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.

www.crownpublishing.com

www.tenspeed.com

Ten Speed Press and the Ten Speed Press colophon are registered trademarks of

Random House, Inc.

Originally published in slightly different form in Great Britain as Drinks: Unravelling the

 Mysteries of Flavour and Aroma in Drink by Ebury Press, an imprint of Ebury Publishing, aRandom House Group Company, London, in 2012

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file with the publisher.

Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-60774-567-9

eBook ISBN: 978-1-60774-568-6

Printed in China

Design by Allies Design

Photography by Addie Chinn

Illustrations by Juri Nishi

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First American Edition

For my mentors Richard “Dick” Bradsell, Rainer “ja ja” Becker for believing in me,

 and my dear friend Audrey “smell this” Saunders, for all the incredible walks and talks.

 And for Ria “my Lighting Bolt” Soler, well, for being the lighting bolt.

 Last but not least, Gemma “you’re driving me mad” Reeves, without whom

this book would not be possible.

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