Nectar of the Ancient

Name: Nectar of the Ancient
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 oz. Skinos Greek Mastiha Spirit liqueur; 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. cardamom extract; 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. honey mixed with ¼ tbsp. warm water; 1 sprig mint; Champagne, for topping; Orange twist, for garnish

Serves
makes 1 Cocktail

Mastiha is a traditional Greek liqueur flavored with mastic, the resin from a tree that grows on the island of Chios. It adds an herbal, pine-like flavor to this sparkling cocktail from Berlin's Lebensstern bar.

Ingredients

1 oz. Skinos Greek Mastiha Spirit liqueur
¹⁄₄ tsp. cardamom extract
¹⁄₄ tsp. honey mixed with ¼ tbsp. warm water
1 sprig mint
Champagne, for topping
Orange twist, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Combine Mastiha, extract, honey, and mint in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a frozen cocktail glass filled and rimmed with crushed ice; top with champagne and garnish with an orange twist.