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In the Beginning- Fig Bourbon Cocktail

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The perfect balance of strong, sour, herbal and sweet, our modern spin on the pre-prohibition classic The Last Word perfectly highlights Maker’s Mark’s smooth caramel and brown sugar notes.

Ingredients

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  • 3/4 oz. Maker’s Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky
  • 3/4 oz. Amaro Averna
  • 3/4 oz. Calimyrna Fig Syrup
  • 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice

Instructions

Prepare Calimyrna fig syrup.

Add all of the ingredients to a cocktail shaker

Shake for 20 seconds or until shaker is frosty on the outside

Double strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a fig and lemon twist

Serve

Calimyrna Fig Syrup
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sun-dried Calimyrna figs, diced

Prepare the fig syrup by adding all of the ingredients to a small saucepan and bringing the mixture to a boil

Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 15 minutes

Remove from heat and let syrup cool completely before use. Allow figs to steep in syrup while cooling to intensify the syrup’s flavor

Strain the figs out of the syrup and store in a glass container for use

Garnish: Fig and lemon twist twist.

Glassware: Coupe Glass