Creole Crusta

Creole Crusta

This chile-flake-infused cocktail was originally created in New Orleans in the mid-1800s.

Appears in 56 Collections

Appears in 56 Collections

About The Creole Crusta Cocktail

For football season, we have presented a drink by a bartender from each NFL team’s hometown. Bartender Alba Huerta is a major player in the Houston eating and drinking scene (Anvil, Julep, The Pastry War) and reps hometown pride for the Houston Texans with this chile-flake-infused cocktail.

Ingredients in The Creole Crusta Cocktail

1 ¹⁄₂ oz

Demerara rum

¹⁄₄ oz

Chile-flake-infused Clement Créole Shrubb orange liqueur

¹⁄₄ oz

Turbinado sugar syrup (2 parts sugar, 1 part water)

2 dashes

Bittercube Bolivar bitters

Toasted benne seeds

Turbinado sugar

³⁄₄ oz

Freshly squeezed lemon juice

Garnish:

Orange peel

Glass:

How to make The Creole Crusta Cocktail

Mix together the turbinado sugar and toasted benne seeds.

Coat the rim of a cocktail glass with lemon juice, and coat it in the sugar and seed mixture.

Add remaining ingredients to a shaker filled with ice and shake.

Double-strain into the rimmed cocktail glass, and garnish with an orange peel.

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