Bluegrass
Ingredients
- 2 inch Cucumber
- 1 1⁄2 oz Bulleit Bourbon
- 3⁄4 oz Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
- 1⁄6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
- 1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Martini glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of skewered cucumber roll.
Method:
- MUDDLE cucumber in base of shaker. (Ideally, cut skin from the cucumber log before chopping).
- Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Garnish with skewered cucumber roll.
History:
Created in 2008 by Hayden Lambert at the Merchant Hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland and named after the bluegrass that grows in Bourbon County, where some of the best horses in the world are bred.
Review:
Cucumber and bourbon with a hint of bittersweet orange.
