A Lass with Thorns

Name: A Lass with Thorns
Ingredients: 2 oz Ginger Infused Irish Whiskey; .5 oz Rose Simple Syrup; .5 oz Lime Juice; .25 oz Ginger Syrup; .25 oz Campari; 4 oz Tonic Water

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By Noah Heath

Submitted on: March 21, 2022

Refreshing

Seasonal

Continuing the Irish whiskey trend this week, I wanted to continue the ginger and whiskey trend. This recipe is double the infusion for double the flavor. This is a whiskey Dark & Stormy riff. Ginger infused whiskey gives a spicy and malty base to build on. Lime juice keeps things fresh just like the Dark & Stormy original. Ginger syrup doubles on the spice and sweetness and is balanced with the bitter punch from Campari. The game changer for me was the rose infused simple syrup. More often than...

Ingredients

2 oz
Ginger Infused Irish Whiskey

.5 oz
Rose Simple Syrup

.5 oz
Lime Juice

.25 oz
Ginger Syrup

.25 oz
Campari

4 oz
Tonic Water

Instructions

Garnish

Dried Rose

Build

Build In Glass

Glass

Hurricane

Estimated strength

About 9% ABV (estimate)

By Noah Heath

Mixologist

I'm just a guy who, like most people two years go, found himself with a lot free time and a bar full of odds and ends and figured out he liked making cocktails while in quarantine! I love to cook and experiment in the kitchen, this seemed like the next great frontier to scratch that creative itch!...

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Add all your ingredients to a shaker tin, except the tonic water. Add ice and shake 10-15 seconds to chill and dilute. Add the cocktail to a tall glass with a fresh block of ice. Top with a tonic water of your choice. Garnish with a flower or lime peel. Enjoy!

Editor's Note

A Dark & Stormy riff built on an Irish whiskey backbone. Layered ginger—from both an infusion and a syrup—gets a floral lift from rose and a bitter counterpoint from Campari, all brightened by tonic.