Luis Tovar Zarate is lead bartender at Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa in La Jolla, CA.
Right now, I can’t get enough of “Southern Blinds” — a signature cocktail featured at The Trading Post, Estancia’s La Jolla’s brand new lobby bar. Pulling inspiration from an artist who creates massive top-down views of geometrical patterns with pyramids in the desert, Southern Blinds immediately catches the eye with a dusting of Madagascar vanilla powder on top of a frothy vegan foam.
Reminiscent of a desert sour, this cocktail blends reposado tequila and a hint of mezcal with Frangelico, clarified lemon juice and a velvety, vegan egg white alternative that we make in-house. Not only does this make for a great nightcap in our lobby, but Southern Blinds serves as a reminder that if you can think it, you can make it.
Southern Blinds
Ingredients
- 1½ oz. Vegan froth or 1 egg white and 3/4 oz. of blue spirulina simple syrup
- 1½ oz. Casa Noble reposado tequila
- ¾ oz. Frangelico
- ¾ oz. Clarified lemon juice
- ½ oz. Fosforo Tobala mezcal
- Madagascar vanilla powder *optional
Instructions
- Combine liquid ingredients in a shaker and shake.
- Double strain in a chilled Martini glass.
- Garnish with a Madagascar vanilla powder dust.
