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Bourbon Cider Cocktail

From Kent Rabish, Grand Traverse Distillery

Ingredients

Bourbon Cider Cocktail
  • 1 ½ ounces Grand Traverse Distillery Bourbon
  • 1 ounce fresh apple cider (or unpasteurized apple juice)
  • ½ ounce ginger simple syrup (recipe below)
  • ½ ounce fresh squeezed lemon juice
Ginger Simple Syrup
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 inch knob of fresh ginger, peeled and sliced thinly

Directions

For the Cocktail... Combine all the ingredients in a shaker and then add ice cubes. Shake vigorously until a slight frost has formed on the shaker, around 30 seconds. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a star anise seed or lemon wheel (optional). For the Ginger Simple Syrup... In a small pot, combine all the ingredients and bring to a boil on the stove, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Turn off the heat and let cool. Pick out the ginger pieces before serving. Makes roughly 2 ounces.