Green Ant Daiquiri

This Territory take on a classic cocktail is the perfect refreshment for a warm build-up evening while you wait for your ant bites to heal. The ants give a delicious citrus tang that is surprisingly similar to a more traditional daiquiri except that it not vegetarian friendly and is significantly more work. Serves 8.

Ingredients Approx 4 green ant nets produces enough for 8 daiquiris White Rum Water Sugar

Step 1 Collect green ant nests. To collect them place a plastic bag over the nest and cut the branch. Try not to put too many into one bag to avoid getting bitten too much.

Step 2 Spend the next 20 minutes pulling green ants out of your clothing.

Step 3

Put the green ants in the freezer to kill them humanely. You can freeze them for only a couple of hours and they’ll go to sleep but they’ll wake up again while you’re making daiquiris and bite you. This happened repeatedly to us.

Step 4 Shake all the green ants into a bowl. Tear open the nests and shake everything in. You could separate the larvae out if you want but we just threw the whole lot in.

Step 5 Pound the ants with a mortar and pestle until a green liquid starts to build up.

Step 6 Squeeze the crushed ants into a cup. A dark green/grey liquid will ooze out. This is concentrated green ant juice.

Step 7 Soak the juiced green ants in a little bit of hot water and mix with the mortar and pestle until the water turns green/grey. Strain into the green ant juice. Repeat until the juice mixture tastes a bit like lime juice.

Step 8 Fill a mixer (or thermos) half full of ice then add 2 parts green ant juice, 4 parts rum and 1 part sugar syrup. Shake and serve.

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