This strawberry bourbon cocktail has a secret ingredient that compensates for everything
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Go past a farmers’ market in summer and you will almost certainly be lured to a point of view by the sweet smell of strawberries. It is this time of year when the small red jewels are all the way scarlet red and burst with taste.
Always looking for ways to bring seasonal finds to my cocktails, I started to tinker with some of my favorite earth berry flavor combinations. The result is this summer attitude of the classic whiskey. Strawberries are mixed up with lemon to create a juicy basis, and then a small strawberry syrup is added for a bit of sweetness and the autumn of the lemon is compensated. The balsamic vinegar acts as a bitter, and then of course a strong bourbon is added, because what is a blow without bourbon?
The result is a purple cocktail with taste that is as brave as the color. The strawberries and bourbon work together to create a rich and intense sweetness that is cut by lemon and balsamic vinegar. It is the type of cocktail that makes it make a double take, but it drinks with embarrassing ease.
June 2011
This strawberry bourbon cocktail has a secret ingredient that compensates for everything
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For the strawberry syrup:
2 Cup Strawberriescleverly and cut
1/3 cup Sugar
1 (3 inches) piece Lemon peel
For the cocktail:
4 large StrawberriesHulled and more to garnish
1 round Slice lemoncut in crescent moon
1 Fluid Strawberry syrup
1/2 Fluid Balsamic vinegar
2 Fluid bourbon
For the strawberry syrup: Combine strawberries, sugar and lemon peel in a small saucepan. Cover and keep it stirring for 1 hour at room temperature.
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As soon as the sugar has dissolved and the strawberries have released their liquid, bring the mixture to a simmering over medium heat. Cooking carefully until the berries are tender, about 3 minutes.
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Transfer the cooked strawberries into a pint glass with a slit spoon. Require the syrup until it thickens for about 2 minutes into a syrupy consistency. Discard the lemon peel and pour syrup over berries. Let the room temperature cool and then keep it up to 1 month in the refrigerator.
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Make a cocktail: In a cocktail shake, you can thoroughly confuse the 4 -Hulled Erdberries with the lemon. Add the strawberry syrup, the balsamic vinegar and the bourbon, then fill Shaker with ice cream and close Shaker.
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Shake vigorously until it is well cooled, about 15 seconds. With a cocktail sieve and a fine mesh sieve, estimate the cocktail in a glass. Garnish with a strawberry.
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Special equipment
Cocktail Shaker, cocktail sieve, fine mesh sieve
