11 Oct Cali New- Sweet Pear Whiskey Cocktail
Cali New- Sweet Pear Whiskey Cocktail
CALI NEW is a fresh spin on the New York Sour, with local California flavors. Using Maker’s Mark 46, this is a cocktail that anyone can enjoy at a celebrity brunch, or socially distanced family or friends gathering at their neighborhood restaurant. This crowd pleasing cocktail is the new favorite. Move over mimosas and Bloody Mary’s, here comes the CALI NEW! This Maker’s Mark craft cocktail incorporates 19 Crimes Cali Red wine inspired by our own California native, Snoop Dogg.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz Maker’s Mark 46
- 1/2 oz Giffard’s Pamplemousse
- 1/2 oz Prickly Pear Cinnamon Simple Syrup (Recipe Below)
- 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
- 1/4 oz Cali Red Wine Float
Instructions
Add Lemon Juice, Prickly Pear Cinnamon Simple Syrup, Pamplemousse & Maker’s Mark to a shaker tin filled with ice. Shake. Double strain and pour over ice sphere. Float with Cali Red wine poured over the back of a spoon on the side of the glass.
Green Prickly Pear Cinnamon Simple Syrup
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 cup honey
- 10 sage leaves
Cut off the tops off of the green prickly pears. Cut the prickly pears in half. Remove the prickly pear flesh with a large spoon in one scoop. Discard the skin. Juice prickly pears in a juicer yielding 1/2 cup of juice (approximately 4 green prickly pears). Double strain.
Alternative method: Mash the green prickly pears through a fine mesh strainer to retain 1/2 cup of juice. Discard the pulp and seeds. Double strain.
Add 1/2 cup of green prickly pear juice to a small pot. Add 1/2 cup pure cane sugar (granulated white). Add 1/2 cup water. Add one cinnamon stick. Stir. Bring to a slow boil (10 minutes). Remove the cinnamon stick. Remove simple syrup from the heat and let cool. Transfer to an airtight glass container. Refrigerate. It can last one month.
Garnish: Flower Bouquet wrapped in a lemon peel on a metal cocktail pick/bamboo knot pin or dehydrated lemon peel attached with a mini clothespin.
Glassware: Old-Fashioned/Rocks Glass
Author: Black Restaurant Week
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