Podracer: A Pea Cocktail

Recipe: Stuart Weaver , Lady Jane , Denver

Photo: Luke Gottlieb

April 15, 2022

A cocktail that’s so fresh and so spring.

Stuart Weaver of Lady Jane in Denver brings together all his favorite spring greens in one drink, a pea cocktail. “Sotol is made from a plant in the asparagus family,” he says. “And my favorite spring dishes are peas, asparagus, and mint—yum!”

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz. pea-infused sotol and tequila blend
3/4 oz. simple syrup
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
6-8 mint leaves

Tools:shaker, strainer, fine strainer
Glass:coupe
Garnish:mint bouquet

Preparation

Add all of the ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled, then fine strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish.

Pea-Infused Sotol and Tequila Blend Blend sotol and blanco tequila together 2:1 (2 parts sotol/1 part tequila). Add 20 grams of pea shoots and 100 grams of English peas (washed, opened, and separated/include both the shells and the peas) per every liter of blend. Circulate for 2 hours in a 150 degree F bath (or let it sit at room temperature for 24 hours) and store in a clean, dry bottle in the refrigerator. Keeps for 1 month.