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Booze: Cosmopolitan's Verbena Recipe (The Szechuan Button)

By Chuckmonster on Monday, 28th January 2013 2:14pm
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The Cosmopolitan has mailed out a promo thingy containing the recipe for The Verbena cocktail, aka 'The Szechuan Button' mmmmmmmouthadelic tounguetasm which garnered Chandelier 1.5 the Best Bar Editors Choice in the Trippies 2013.

Cosmopolitan Verbena Szechuan Button

The thing floating on top is the Szechuan Button, also known as a buzz buttons and electric buttons, which is the bud of an Acmella oleracea plant. The bud contains chemicals which numb your mouth when you chew it, making any flavors coupled with it explode in your mouth.

Cosmopolitan Verbena Szechuan Button

Yum. Ready to make one? Here's the very detailed recipe as mailed out by Cosmopolitan:

Cosmopolitan Verbena Szechuan Button

The Verbena

1 spoonful Sweet Ginger Puree
2 torn Kaffir Lime Leaves
1/4 oz Lemon Juice
1/4 oz Coconut Ginger Roobios Tea
1/2 oz Lemongrass Syrup
2 oz Belvedere Vodka
Top With Gosling's Ginger Beer

Tear Kaffir Leaves and muddle with Ginger Puree. Combine with remaining ingredients and shake well. Strain over ice into Collins glass and top with Gosling's ginger beer. Garnish with Kaffir Lime Leaf and Candied Ginger.

But... uh. Where are the buttons? This is like telling us to make a Sinatra Smash without the blackberries! Is this the same drink? So the line for procuring esoteric ingredients is between Coconut Ginger Roobios Tea and buzz buttons? Well, enterprising boozehounds should consider growing your own buttons so your search ends in your garden whenever the monkey button mood strikes at 2am.

Big thanks to Misnomer and JohnH and Mr. Giggles for the pix!






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Comments & Discussion:

 Dorian posted on Monday, 28th January 2013 - 3:26 pm

I don't know where or how to get three of the ingredients, the leaves the tea, and the puree.

 fountainfiend posted on Tuesday, 29th January 2013 - 10:37 am

That is a pretty cool promo item. I wonder how you get on that mailing list?

 levans posted on Tuesday, 29th January 2013 - 11:32 pm

I have to have one of these.

 missmonkay posted on Wednesday, 30th January 2013 - 9:44 am

Sweet Ginger Puree: http://www.aandbdistributors.com/items/1354_ginger_puree.html

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