This drink is inspired by the molecular mixology recipe for a Mai Tai 3000 I read at this cocktail blog. I bought my agar-agar at an Asian market. From reading on the internet you can buy agar-agar in three forms: sticks, flakes, and powder. I think I bought the sticks. It was very light and my digital scale didn't seem to be accurate enough to accurately measure it (I would need fractional grams). Since I couldn't get a good measurement I ended up with using roughly two inches of agar-agar stick.
Ingredients
~2 inches of Agar-Agar
3 oz Water
4 oz Bourbon
Mint Leaves
Course Sugar
Mise en Place
Place water in small sauce pan then break agar-agar into flakes and add to the water. Heat over low to medium-low heat and whisk until the agar-agar has dissolved in the water. This may take 5 minutes or so of stirring. If the agar-agar is not well dissolved the resulting jelly will have chewy bits in it. Once agar-agar is dissolved add bourbon to pan and stir to integrate well. Pour mixture into glass container such that it will form a layer about 1/2 - 3/4 of an inch thick. Cover and place in fridge until set (this sets pretty quickly - maybe a half-an-hour or so).
Method
To serve place a large mint leaf on a big shallow spoon. Place roughly a tablespoon of bourbon jelly on mint leaf. Sprinkle course sugar over jelly and serve.
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