Challenged by Justin Anderson (Branch 27, the Bedford, La Sirena Clandestina) with the cheese packet from a box of Kraft macaroni and cheese, Naha bartender Steve Carrow looked north to the land of cheeseheads for inspiration. The name of the cocktail he concocted derives from diner slang: “wilbur” is bacon, “cackleberry” egg. Carrow’s unorthodox but effective technique for simultaneously emulsifying the egg and chilling the drink is detailed in his new guide, The Potation Handbook. (Recipe below slideshow.)
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Cocktail Challenge: cheese packet from Kraft macaroni and cheese
Naha bartender Steve Carrow makes his bacon-and-egg coctail, the Wilbur and a Cackleberry Dragged Through Wisconsin
*Combine one Kraft cheese powder packet with six ounces of warm water. Stir well and strain through a screen into a foam dispenser.
