The Houston Star

Name: The Houston Star
Prep time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2.5 oz guava nectar; 1 oz passionfruit puree; 0.75 oz habanero honey (or regular honey); 0.75 oz fresh lime juice; 2 oz ginger beer (non-alcoholic); Tajin seasoning, for rim; Ice; Lime wheel and gold star pick, for garnish

A space-age guava-passionfruit cooler with habanero honey and tajin rim, inspired by the Houston Astros.

By Larry Leo | Prep: 8 min | Servings: 1 | Difficulty: Medium

The Houston Star mocktail — pink-orange guava-passionfruit drink with tajin rim

Ingredients

2.5 oz guava nectar
1 oz passionfruit puree
0.75 oz habanero honey (or regular honey)
0.75 oz fresh lime juice
2 oz ginger beer (non-alcoholic)
Tajin seasoning, for rim
Ice
Lime wheel and gold star pick, for garnish

Instructions

Rim a tall glass with tajin: wet the rim with lime juice and dip into tajin seasoning.
Fill the glass with ice.
In a shaker, combine guava nectar, passionfruit puree, habanero honey, and lime juice with ice.
Shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
Strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice.
Top with ginger beer and stir gently once.
Garnish with a lime wheel and gold star cocktail pick.

Category: mlb-mocktails

Tags: astros, mlb, guava, passionfruit, spicy, houston, baseball, tropical