Among the thousands of bad news that the appearance of the coronavirus pandemic brought, one of the worst, from a gastronomic point of view, was the closure of the best Mexican restaurant ever outside of Mexico, the Madrid-based
Punto MX
of chef Roberto Ruiz.
But, sometimes, the saying is true that there is no harm that does not come and, since then, practically everything has been good news for the cook.
First,
Roberto Ruiz
launched his delivery
MX
, which has been one of the most and best performing during these uncertain months of confinements and arbitrary curfews. Later, he opened the
Barracuda MX
restaurant
, which rescues the spirit of
Punto MX
and takes it one step further, betting on recipes from the unknown Pacific coast of the country. The success, more than justified, is being brilliant.
As if all this were not enough, now Ruiz is launching himself into a new 'madness': bringing to the market
a liquor made from jalapeño peppers grown in the organic garden La Retamilla
, in Navas de Oro (Segovia), the same as the one from which The chilli peppers are made with which he prepares that
Chipotlera
sauce
that has managed to make a good number of spicy lovers addicted to it. With the collaboration of distillate specialist Javier Pulido, the chef has created an artisan recipe in which, following the pre-Hispanic tatemado technique, first the jalapeño is converted into chipotle, then it
is macerated in alcohol with five botanicals
(citrus skins, cinnamon, cocoa, allspice and thyme) and finally it is aged in used barrels that previously have contained Pedro Ximénez.
The result is
Humo
, a different and exotic liquor, with an alcoholic volume of 32 percent, which on the nose stands out for the smoke, chilli and notes of caramel, spices and citrus fruits and
in the mouth it has a slightly spicy point
and another Once the smoked and citrus notes, and that can be taken alone with ice or used to prepare combined, preferably with citrus juices.
With a price of 32 euros, 3,000 numbered half-liter bottles of this first edition of Humo go on sale, which can be purchased in
100% Mexico
and
Bodegas Bordino
in Madrid and
Lafuente
in Barcelona.
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