4 | LOVE DRINKS COCKTAILS
UNOMAS 4 Picardy Pl, Edinburgh EH1 3JT | www.unomasbar.co.uk
MEET THE MIXOLOGIST KAT STANLEY-WHYTE Kat poured her first cocktail in a backpackers nightclub in Melbourne and on her return started working in bars to help pay her way through university. Following stints at the Basement Bar (Scotland’s largest agave selection cocktail bar) and Signature Pubs where she curated drink menus for the group, she joined her friend and mixologist Sian Buchan to open Edinburgh’s latest late night, live music venue UnoMas with a focus on reinvented classics in March 2020. She’s gone on to win the UK slot for the Altos Tahona Society Global Finals in Mexico sometime this year and was the winner of Ocho Tequilas 2021 Take Me To Mexico competition. Favourite cocktail: Tommy’s Margarita or a Daiquiri, simple, classic and perfect any time of the day. Favourite spirit: Anything agave-based, preferably a blanco or reposado tequila, neat. Top Tips For Cocktail Perfection: 1 Be aware of how wet your ice is, it can dilute at different rates, especially bagged ice from the shops. 2 Always measure your citrus – a little wiggle room and it can drastically change the final concoction. 3 Mad garnishes can be great visually but make sure they are adding to your cocktail, either in scent or taste - do they add a required element? Popping garnishes in for the sake of it can take away from the flavours of the drink itself.
COCKTAIL #1
TROPIC LIKE IT’S HOT Ingredients 30ml Zignum Espadin Reposado Mezcal 12.5ml Campari 12.5ml Triple Sec 50ml Pineapple Juice 15ml Lime Juice 12.5ml Agave Syrup Garnish Orange twist Ice No ice or cubed for a slightly more diluted drink Method Add all the ingredients to a shaker and add ice. Shake well. Remove ice and shake again. Fine strain and pour into your glass. Garnish with an orange twist and serve.
Glass Coupe/Martini
