1.5 ounces reposado tequila
0.5 ounces Cocchi Americano
0.75 ounces fresh lemon juice
1 ounce passion fruit syrup
6 dashes orange bitters
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a rocks glass. Fill with fresh ice and top with a splash of club soda. Garnish with a Luxardo Maraschino cherry and pineapple fronds.
About Cuya Cocktail Bar: A new cocktail bar and music garden perched in the middle of Glenwood South, Cuya is the sister bar to The Cortez, a seafood restaurant and cocktail bar. The passion fruit in this recipe, which Cuya makes in-house, is also their namesake: “cuya” is short for “maracuya,” which means passion fruit in Spanish. Visit them on Instagram @cuyaraleigh.
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