This is a recipe for a little cocktail. It’s not to sweet, a little sly and pretty darn sure of itself. It’s very international and may be the only one of its kind, so get ready!
It uses a Mexican liqueur called d’Aristi, made with anise and fermented Xtabentun honey from the Yucatan Peninsula. My mom brought me back a bottle from her recent travels.
Ingredients
- Juice of half a lime
- ~1/2 oz. d’Aristi
- ~1 oz. Hendricks gin
- 1 or 2 drops of Angostura
- ~5 oz. sparkling water
- Strain the lime juice into an old-fashioned glass. Add the gin, d’Aristi and Angostura and stir.
- Add 2 or 3 ice cubes and fill to the top with sparkling water. Stir again and serve.
Big Sis Little Dish 
Oh wow! Silvi, this sounds goooooooood!
xo
Erin
In Playa del Carmen, they called the liqueur Xtabentun,
pronounced shta´ben toon
It’s a Mayan name, that’s why it doesn’t sound Spanish.
There’s another yummy drink which they set on fire, called Mayan sacrifice:
xtabentun, tequila and a coffee liqueur
very warm and addictive….