Description
We like to think this cocktail would be a staple at Smoke and Stack’s Juke Joint.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 oz bourbon or rye whiskey
- ¾ oz brown sugar-beet reduction syrup
- ½ oz fresh lemon juice
- 2 dashes orange bitters
For the brown sugar-beet reduction:
- 1 cup fresh beet juice
- 1 cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Add whiskey, lemon juice, and bitters to a shaker with ice.
- Shake hard until well chilled which should take about 10–15 seconds.
- Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
- Using the back of a bar spoon, gently float the brown sugar-beet reduction over the cocktail and serve immediately.
For the brown sugar-beet reduction:
- Combine beet juice and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Simmer gently for 10–15 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Cool completely, then strain.
- Store refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.