Chinatown Sour
Chinatown Sour
Inspired by pre-prohibition era, this cocktail uses bourbon, herbal liqueur and astragalus/orgeat syrup.
Number of Servings:
1INGREDIENTS
1
oz (30 ml)
Wild Turkey 101 bourbon
3/4
oz (20 ml)
Fernet Branca herbal liqueur
1
oz (30 ml)
lemon juice
3/4
oz (20 ml)
Astragalus/Orgeat Syrup*
DIRECTIONS
- *You can purchase orgeat syrup at gourmet stores. Giffard Orgeat is an orgeat syrup that can be purchased at The Gourmet Warehouse in Vancouver. To make this syrup, take 5 long pieces of astragalus and steep in 1 cup (250 ml) of water, run liquid through a fine strainer then add equal parts of sugar. Add equal parts of orgeat syrup to the astragalus syrup.
- Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Shake vigorously and double strainer into a fancy cocktail glass.
