The James Franco
- 3/4 ounce yerba mate tea
- Coconut water
- 2 ounces gold rum
- 3/4 ounce lemon juice
- 3 dashes cocoa nib and Thai chile bitters
- Ahead of time, make two kinds of simple syrup, which involves equal parts sugar and water cooked over medium heat.
- For the main drink, add three bags of yerba mate tea to the water-sugar mixture and then cook; for the shot, use coconut water instead of regular water.
- Also beforehand, slice up some Thai chiles and marinate a few slices in bitters for about 20 minutes.
- Main drink: Take two ounces of gold rum, three-quarters of an ounce of lemon juice, three-quarters of an ounce of yerba mate simple syrup and three dashes each of cocoa nib and Thai chile bitters.
- Shake with ice and strain into a glass over a freezing rock (Just like it sounds: a rock that spent some time in the freezer).
coconut water, gold rum, lemon juice, cocoa
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017213 (may not work)