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This boozy beverage is a fun variant of a sour style cocktail. Sours consist of 3 ingredients: liquor, citrus, and a sweetener. You may have had a whiskey sour before, which ranks continuously in the top 10 of favorite cocktails over the years. This drink yet stems from an even earlier drink the Brandy Crusta, which is a fun and simple drink and gets the Crusta from putting a sugar rim on the glass prior to drink service to let it harden and form a crust on the glass, and also to act as a sweetener for the cocktail to balance out the acidity. Usually prepared with brandy, we are substituting our Boatwright Bourbon to had some
smokey and vanilla notes to this drink.
Recipe:
1.5 oz Boatwright Bourbon
.5 oz Orange Liqueur (We make our own, but you can also use Cointreau)
.25 oz Lemon Juice
.25 oz Simple Syrup
2 dashes Orange Bitters
Orange Liqueur Recipe:
2 Large Oranges
1 750 ml bottle Icy Strait Vodka
1 oz Boatwright Bourbon
3 Cups Simple Syrup
Slice oranges into quarters and add to large mason jar. Pour in vodka and bourbon. Shake once a day for 3 to 5 days. When straining, catch the oranges into a nut milk bag, or cheese cloth, and squeeze all the juice out. You will want the final portion of liquid free of pulp, so strain again through a fine mesh strainer if necessary. Finally, add 3 cups of 1:1 simple syrup.