What I’m Drinking Now: Christa Thomas and the Virginia Sunryes

Christa Thomas is the lead mixologist at The Omni Homestead Resort & Spa in Hot Springs, VA.

Inspired by Virginia’s rich spirits heritage and bold local flavors, this layered libation marries rye whiskey, mezcal, citrus, and a stunning Virginia red wine foam for a drink that’s as beautiful as it is delicious. The Virginia Sunryes cocktail is really balanced with a subtle smokiness from the mezcal that really shines through in the end. You get all the nice spices from the rye, citrus from the lemon and the Demerara syrup contributes deeper notes of vanilla toffee and caramel than a normal simple syrup would.

We express the oils from the orange twist over the wine foam foam, giving it an incredible orange aroma. The foam, made using an iSi whip canister charged with nitrous, results in a velvety, aromatic layer that crowns the cocktail and lends a hand in tying all of the notes together and keeps you going back sip after sip.

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