"Johnny Silverhand" from Cyberpunk 2077

The video game Cyberpunk 2077 is almost here, and with the latest gameplay footage we got a cocktail recipe from the Afterlife bar called the Johnny Silverhand. Let's recreate it and see how it is, and also make a variant that is one of the best beer cocktails I've had.

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EQUIPMENT

1. Cocktail set (includes Boston shaker, jigger, bar spoon, hawthorne strainer, fine mesh strainer, julep strainer, muddler, cocktail picks)

2. Angled measuring jigger

   • Version using ml measurements

3. Rocks glasses

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Original Johnny Silverhand

• 2oz (60ml) aged tequila

• 1 barspoon agave nectar

• 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters

• Orange twist

• Chili pepper

• Splash of Mexican beer (around 1oz or 30ml)

1. Add tequila, bitters, and agave nectar to a rocks glass with ice and stir

2. Express oils of orange peel over the top

3. Add beer and chili garnish

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Johnny Silverhand: Alternate version

• 1oz (30ml) blanco tequila

• .5oz (15ml) Ancho Reyes liqueur

• .5oz (15ml) fresh lemon juice

• .25oz (7ml) agave nectar

• 1 dash celery bitters

• 1 dash Scrappy’s Firewater tincture

• Salt or Tajin

• 4oz (120ml) Mexican beer

• Chili pepper

1. All all wet ingredients except beer to a shaker glass with ice

2. Shake for 15 seconds

3. Rim a beer glass with salt or Tajin and add a few ice cubes

4. Double strain cocktail into beer glass

5. Top with beer and stir

6. Garnish with chili pepper