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Schrodinger's Cat
[Photo: Nicci Silva]
Schrodinger's Cat was a thought-experiment postulating a simultaneous state of existence of non-existence. For some reason, this led me to pair Mezcal and Bourbon. You see, a cocktail is both perfect and undrinkable—until you actually taste it.
For the mezcal, I use Illegal Joven. For the bourbon, I use Maker's Mark.
About This Recipe
| Yield: | 1 |
| Special equipment: | muddler, cocktail shaker, cocktail strainer, mini fine-mesh strainer |
| This recipe appears in: | From Behind the Bar: Bars, The Universe, and Everything |
Ingredients
- For the honey syrup
- 1/2 cup Clover honey
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- For the cocktail:
- 3 slices peach
- Ice
- 3/4 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 dash Angostura bitters
- 1/2 ounce honey syrup
- 1/2 ounce mezcal
- 1/2 ounce Lillet blanc
- 1 1/2 ounces bourbon
- Garnish: peach slice
Procedures
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1
To make the honey syrup, stir hot water into honey until dissolved. Let cool. (Excess syrup can be stored, covered, in the refridgerator for several weeks.)
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2
Muddle peach slices in a cocktail shaker. Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add Angostura, honey syrup, lemon, mezcal, Lillet, and bourbon. Shake vigorously.
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3
Double-strain in to a cocktail glass. Garnish with peach slice.
