Summer Sit-Down
BOURBON COOLER
(Recipe by Carey Jones and
John D. McCarthy, from Food and Wine)
Since Lillet is made with citrus and slightly
herbal, we wanted to find the best citrus
and herbs to pair with it—which is how we
devised this easy-to-drink bourbon cooler.
It’s a good idea to double-strain this cocktail
to get rid of any floating thyme bits, but if
you skip this step we won’t tell the Cocktail
Police. Just don’t leave out the thyme, in the
drink itself or in the garnish—that’s what
makes this cocktail so compelling.
1 ½ ounces Lillet
1 ½ ounces bourbon
(we like Buffalo Trace)
1 ounce fresh lemon juice
Dash of Angostura bitters
¼ ounce simple syrup
Several sprigs fresh thyme
Soda water
In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine
first five ingredients. Toss a full thyme
sprig in there, too. Shake hard, and
double-strain (that is, through a fine
mesh strainer) into a tall glass with
fresh ice. Add an ounce or two of soda
water to top it off, and garnish with a
new thyme sprig. n
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