Stand Tall
This cocktail is absolutely delicious and I highly recommend giving it a try. It’s a whiskey sour riff that features a delicious California bourbon kindly sent by @redwoodempirewhiskey and builds around a homemade strawberry tarragon syrup. [Muddle strawberries with equal weight of white sugar, stir in handful of slapped tarragon, refrigerate overnight. Fine strain, coffee filter, bottle, refrigerate.]. The Campari plays off the berry notes and provides some bitter depth, and the bit of Jäger helps draw out the gentle anise notes from the tarragon.
The result is definitely more than the sum of its parts. The nose is lovely with fresh herbs and black pepper [side note: if serving again, I would crack pepper over the whole drink and serve over large ice]. There is a burst of strawberry up front but quickly a ton of other flavors jump out, from the gentle corn and oak of the bourbon to notes of coffee, melon, and anise. It finishes with a hint of spice on the back end from the pepper. Definitely one I’ll be making again!
Recipe
1.75oz Bourbon (@redwoodempirewhiskey, gifted)
0.25oz Jägermeister (@jagermeisterusa)
0.5oz Strawberry tarragon syrup
0.5oz Campari (@campariusa)
0.75oz Lemon juice
1 dash chocolate bitters (@scrappysbitters, gifted
1 large egg white
Combine ingredients and shake without ice, then again with ice. Strain and garnish with freshly cracked black pepper, Peychaud’s bitters, and fresh tarragon. Cheers!!
