This is a drink brought to us by our friend, Tara Snyder, at @Bearnecessities_. It combines all of the best warming flavors of the colder months: ginger, honey, sage, and whiskey. A traditional whiskey sour uses egg white but we find this is great without it, too.
Whiskey Sour
Honey Ginger Whiskey Sour
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1 drink
Ingredients
2 oz rye whiskey or bourbon
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz honey simple syrup*
1” slice of fresh ginger
Egg white (optional)
Runamok Orange Bitters
4 Fresh sage leaves
ice
*Honey Simple Syrup
1 oz Runamok Beekeeper’s Cut, Lemon Verbena, or Orange Blossom Honey
1 oz boiling water
Instructions
- 1 First make the honey syrup by combining the honey and water. Stir until dissolved and let cool.
- 2 Combine whiskey, lemon juice, honey syrup, ginger, a few shakes of bitters, and 2 sage leaves in a cocktail shaker. Muddle the ginger and sage for 10 seconds.
- 3 Add ice and egg white (optional), cover and shake well for 30 seconds.
- 4 Strain the liquid into a coupe glass and garnish with remaining sage leaves.