Spoonbill Watering Hole’s Tropical Tequila Tipple Cocktail Recipe

Spoonbill Watering Hole’s Su Casa recipe inspires spring celebrations in Lafayette

It’s time to raise your glass to spring with a new tequila cocktail from Spoonbill Watering Hole’s bar manager, Tanner Dimmick. A revered mixologist, Dimmick is also known as one of the celebrated Gravy Boys, partnered with Vestal’s chef Sullivan Zant and Spoonbill’s Jacab Gibson of Blackpot Festival Cook-off fame.

“Our Su Casa cocktail hits all the high notes,” says Dimmick. “Sweet, salty and bitter from Aperol, it’s tropical and very refreshing.”

Mi Casa Tequila Blanco forms the base of Su Casa, joined by watermelon shrub, fresh pineapple and lime juices. “It’s their flagship, presented last year by Lot001 Brands,” says Dimmick. Mi Casa Tequilas also made their Acadiana debut during Vestal’s first tequila tasting dinner, hosted by Chef Zant.

Imbibers gather around Spoonbill’s industrial-chic bar for Dimmick’s spring sippers with a “party forward” vibe. Flanked by Chef Jeremy Conner’s open kitchen, Spoonbill doesn’t look like a typical restaurant, housed in a circa 1939 Conoco building with original neon gas station signs. Modernized as a retro diner in 2018 and nominated for a James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant Design in 2020, Spoonbill’s breezy patio is a magnet for spring festivalgoers.

Recipe

Shake 2 oz. coconut fat-washed Mi Casa Blanco tequila, 2 oz. watermelon shrub, 1 oz. pineapple juice, 1 oz. Aperol, 4 oz. lime juice and a pinch of salt and pour into in an ice-filled pineapple glass or a fun tiki mug. Garnish with a tiki umbrella and a crazy straw.

Watermelon Shrub

To make watermelon shrub, add 4 cups watermelon cubes, ½ cup simple syrup, 2.5 oz. apple cider vinegar and 1 oz. lime juice to a blender and blend on low speed.

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900 Jefferson St.
Lafayette
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