Verbena Cocktail at the Cosmopolitan

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No, your drink was not laced with Icy-Hot, this situation in your mouth is actually part of the Verbena experience. Concocted by Mariena Mercer, lead mixologist at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, the Verbena cocktail is a lemon verbena and ginger-infused margarita garnished with a flower bud called Szechuan button. Order the drink, and your bartender will instruct you to eat the flower first. Sometimes called a “buzz button, the garnish speeds up all your salivary glands and makes you what’s called a supertaster.  The active ingredient is an alkaloid called spilanthol which is telling your salivary glands to spring forth. The result?  Is an amazing experience.

 

You can try the Verbena at the Chandelier Bar at the Cosmopolitan. While the cocktail is no longer listed on the menu, it remains the best-selling drink on the property.  Just ask for it.

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