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Copa Verde Recipe

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Copa Verde
Total Time: Under 5 mins | Active Time: | Makes: 1 drink

Dubbed the “King of Cocktails,” legendary mixologist Dale DeGroff came up with the tasty (albeit weird-sounding) Copa Verde as a perfect way to start a meal.

What to buy: Agave nectar, also known as agave syrup, is available at health food stores and online at Wild Organics. If you can’t find it, just substitute Rich Simple Syrup.

INGREDIENTS
  • 2 parts silver tequila
  • 1 part freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 part water
  • 1 part agave nectar, plus more for rimming the glass
  • 1/4 medium avocado
  • Fresh thyme leaves, barely chopped
  • Salt
  • Ice
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Blend all ingredients except thyme, salt, and ice in a blender until smooth.
  2. Mix together thyme and salt and rim a shooter glass using agave nectar as an adhesive.
  3. In a cocktail shaker, shake blended ingredients well with ice, then strain into the rimmed shooter glass.
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  • So a little nervous, but after preparing the simple syrup for another drink, having to use an extra avocado and the rest of the syrup, i made sure to try it.

    I NEEDS the salt on the rim, it adds to the flavor of the avocado, and i added a bit more syrup. It was good, but then i got inventive handing one to eat person, and then throwing in a splash of 'mountain dew' in front of them.

    The...+READ

    So a little nervous, but after preparing the simple syrup for another drink, having to use an extra avocado and the rest of the syrup, i made sure to try it.

    I NEEDS the salt on the rim, it adds to the flavor of the avocado, and i added a bit more syrup. It was good, but then i got inventive handing one to eat person, and then throwing in a splash of 'mountain dew' in front of them.

    The mountain dew creates a chemical reaction and makes it fizz, and it is GOOD!-COLLAPSE

  • I might try it with basil instead. Avocado ice cream in Mexico is always pretty good... I don't see the harm in combining it with Tequila... I might add nopales to the mix as well!

  • What do I think? I think it sounds disgusting. The avocado cocktail sounds icky enough, but then picking "barely chopped" thyme leaves out of your teeth? No thanks!