- Hi, welcome to the Cocktail Vlog.
I'm Steve the bartender and today I'm gonna show you
how to make a Pura Vida.
The Pura Vida was created in 2016
at a bar called Holy Birds in London.
It's a smokey,
subtly bittersweet, coffee cocktail
and it's finished off with a little bit of orange bitters.
I think these flavors will really work well together.
I'm sure I'm not the only one,
but I've had a bottle of Tia Maria laying around
for a while.
I'm sure everyone's got a bottle
that's sitting back in the depths of their cupboards,
so soon I'll be doing a video,
a bit of a Tia Maria coffee cocktail compilation,
so make sure you stay tuned for that one.
Also, I've got some more competitions coming up.
And then I'll also be working on a DIY cocktail liqueurs,
that video seemed to be really popular
when I did the creme de cacao,
which I'll link to right there.
And I will soon be doing another shooters video,
even though I'm a little bit hesitant after the last one,
which you can see there.
Anyways, let's get onto the Pura Vida,
smokey, bitter, coffee cocktail and it's stirred over ice,
and served in a Nick and Nora glass,
otherwise just another stemmed cocktail glass you've got.
So we're gonna start with Vida mezcal,
which is gonna be responsible for your smokiness.
And add 40 ml, one and a third ounce.
Followed by 5/8 mls of Averna,
which is an Italian liqueur, a bitter liqueur,
half an ounce.
Every time I pour mezcal,
I just get this huge waft of smoke.
It's quite potent.
And then your Tia Maria.
10 ml.
One third of an ounce.
Followed by a dash of orange bitters.
So I'm using my preferred Regan's Number 6.
And then fill the mixing glass with ice
and stir for about 30 seconds.
(stirring noises)
Finally you can smell this bitter chocolate smokiness.
This one's gonna be good.
(stirring noises)
And then strain into your chilled cocktail glass.
And last of all, garnish with a twist of orange.
I've said it before,
but these wide peelers by OXO are incredible.
I'll link to one of these in the description below.
If you don't already have one, get one.
So I express the oils into the cocktail.
And there you have the Pura Vida.
Cheers.
You get those rich aromatics, the citrusy aromatics,
the smokiness.
This is gonna be tasty.
Mezcal is always really smokey
and it's a dominant spirit to use in a cocktail,
but this is actually quite balanced.
It works really well with the Averna
and the Tia Maria, the coffee liqueur.
And the coffee flavor,
it's not overly strong
but it really does compliment that smoke.
And orange bitters just finishes it off.
But, thanks for watching.
Make sure you like and subscribe
and I'll see you soon for another cocktail video.
Cheers.