Bothan Cocktail

Bothan Cocktail

Thoroughly testing the depth of Star Wars nerdiness, Billy Nichols, the bar manager at faun in Brooklyn, named this galactically green-hued concoction after the species of rebel spies who provided the Rebellion with the plans to blow up the Death Star in Return of the Jedi. “I’m a Star Wars nerd,” says Nichols. “I thought this green, cloudy tequila cocktail looked the part.”

This recipe originally appeared as part of These 5 Star Wars Cocktail Recipes Come from a Galaxy Far, Far Away.

Ingredients in The Bothan Cocktail

2 oz Chamomile-infused tequila*

³⁄₄ oz Fresh lemon juice

³⁄₄ oz Honey syrup (1 part honey, 1 part water)

1  Egg white

1 barspoon Absinthe

Garnish: 

Dried chamomile blossoms

Glass:  Coupe

How to make The Bothan Cocktail

Add all ingredients to a shaker, and dry-shake to froth the egg white.

Add ice, then shake again.

Strain into a chilled coupe.

Garnish with dried chamomile blossoms.

*Chamomile-infused tequila: Add 4 standard tisane bags of chamomile tea to a 750 mL bottle of blanco tequila, and allow to sit in a dry, cool place for 1 1/2 hours. Then discard the tea bags and strain for any particles.