Fernet About It

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup (Five Spice infused, see note)
1 spl Ginger beer, Barritt's
1 spg Mint
Instructions

Bourbon, lime juice, Fernet and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a Collins or highball glass filled with ice. Top with the ginger beer and garnish with a few sprigs of mint.

Notes

To make the syrup, take 1 cup Sugar, 1 cup Water, 1 Tablespoon Chinese Five Spice Powder, simmer on stove five minutes, strain, cool

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Alie Ward
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Comments

Moderated this slightly - changed Five Spice Syrup to simple syrup, with a note on how to make it to avoid extraneous new items and line breakage in the cocktail.