Shake, fine strain, straight up, cocktail glass
Lemon juice or honey syrup (2:1) can be adjusted down to vary tartness/sweetness to your taste. Each variation has its own attraction.
A bit of a riff on an Industry Sour, but with honey accents tying things together
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Distilling at what is now Buffalo Trace in Frankfort probably began in the 1850’s, but Edmund Haynes Taylor (yes, there’s an E.H. Taylor line) bought whatever was there and renamed it the “Old Fire Copper” distillery (OFC) in 1870. After an 1872 expansion, George T. Stagg (yep, there’s a BT label named after him as well) bought the place in 1878 only to have it struck by lightning and burn to the ground merely four years later. The 16 year old Albert Blanton (you guessed it – more whiskey named for him) started there in 1897 and was promoted to Superintendent in 1900. As Prohibition was winding down, the Schenley company bought the distillery, now named after Mr. Stagg in the wave of consolidation that saw distributors and marketers own distilleries.
In 1983, the plant was sold to some investors who were focused on the Japanese market under the name Age International. Though other companies will argue this point, what is now these investors did come up with Blanton’s. the first “single barrel” Bourbon in 1984.
A little sweet - would possibly omit the simple. Very vegetal, good drink for spring.
uninspired elderflower margarita with poor proportions
Went with the more forward version from SE and then added a bit of soda ... for a very hot day. :-)
Made with Laird's and homemade creme de mure, good stuff. Will need to make it properly once I get more brandy.
From the recipe and the comments I knew this was going to be too lime-heavy. I used less lime and more orange liqueur and St. Germane. I used Dry Curaçao so I added a little simple syrup as well. Pretty good but still needs a little more tweaking. Next time I'll try increasing the St. Germaine and decreasing the Curaçao.