Barreling Liquid Sunshine
Florida's heat sets the stage for a new era of craft distilling in the Sunshine State.
Easy
5 MIN
This spicy, smoky-sweet recipe was created for a pairing between the Lightner Museum and St. Augustine Distillery.
Ingredients
SERVINGS: 1
For datil pepper simple syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 chopped datil pepper
For cocktail
- 3 lemon wedges
- 4 (1-inch) watermelon chunks
- 4-6 mint leaves
- 3/4 ounce datil pepper simple syrup
- 2 ounces St. Augustine Florida Straight Bourbon
- Cultivate Tea & Spice Co. Datil BBQ Rub
- Ice
Instructions
1. To make datil pepper simple syrup: Simmer water, sugar and datil pepper for 10 minutes, then cool and strain. Store unused syrup in a glass jar in refrigerator.
2. To make cocktail: Muddle lemon, watermelon and mint in a cocktail shaker. Add simple syrup and bourbon and shake.
3. Rim a glass with rub and fill with pebble ice. Strain drink into glass and garnish with mint. I
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