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Rosemary Bourbon Sour

A bourbon sour with rosemary syrup in the sugar's place. The herb reads as savoury against the lemon rather than sweet.

GlassRocks glass
GarnishRosemary sprig
5ozRocks / Old-Fashioned holds 5 oz of liquidShort glass built over ice. Half its volume is ice, so liquid stays low.

Build

Bourbon2 oz60 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
Lemon juice⅞ oz25 ml⅜ oz10 ml⅝ oz20 ml1 oz30 ml1 ⅛ oz35 ml
Rosemary Syrup1 oz30 ml½ oz15 ml⅝ oz20 ml1 ⅛ oz35 ml1 ½ oz45 ml

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Already built on your 2 oz60 ml pour.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

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Preparations

Rosemary Syrup20 minutessee method

Boil a cup of water, stir in a cup of sugar and four sprigs of rosemary until the sugar dissolves, then take it off the heat. Cool completely and strain.

Method

  1. Add everything to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake until cold and strain over fresh ice.
  3. Clap a sprig of rosemary between your hands and lay it across the top.

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