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Harlan County

2 oz Bourbon, Buffalo Trace
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur
1⁄4 oz Rich demerara syrup 2:1
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake, Straight Up, Cocktail

Notes

The original calls for "Spring bitters".

Cocktail summary
Posted by Dan on
Created by
Michael Rubel, The Violet Hour, Chicago, IL
Year
2009
Is of
unknown authenticity
Curator
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User rating
4 stars
(11 ratings)
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  • Made with Makers Mark-might taste better with lemon juice. Do either grow in Harlan County?!
  • Not sure what this has to do with Harlan County but it's tart and tasty.
  • Tart, succulent, tasty
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Comments
Casey commented on 9/12/2011:

Is this your own creation Dan?

Dan commented on 9/13/2011:

No, I believe that I imported this from another user's database. I cannot find a good on-line reference for the quantities, although the ingredients seem correct. I don't find the syrup mentioned. I updated the attribution. If anyone can confirm the ingredients and quantities, I'd love to update the recipe and mark it as authentic.

KushCus commented on 10/14/2018:

Made stirred with Makers Mark and worked well. Added a dash of cherry vanilla bitters which rounded it out nicely 

Mixin In Ansley commented on 2/13/2021:

Would dial the lime back to 1/2 oz.