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Smoked Honey Sage Whiskey Sour

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 0.75 oz honey sage simple syrup
  • 1 egg white optional
  • Smoke from rosemary or wood chips
  • Ice
  • Garnish: sage leaf or lemon peel

Method
 

  1. If using egg white, start with a dry shake: add bourbon, lemon juice, honey sage syrup, and egg white to a shaker. Shake vigorously without ice for 10 seconds.
  2. Add ice and shake again for another 10–15 seconds until well-chilled.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe or rocks glass.
  4. Use a smoking gun or light a rosemary sprig/wood chip and capture smoke in the glass before pouring, or lightly smoke the finished cocktail under a cloche.
  5. Garnish with a fresh sage leaf or lemon peel.
  6. Serve immediately and enjoy the layers of flavor.

Notes

  • To make honey sage syrup: simmer ½ cup honey, ½ cup water, and 4–5 fresh sage leaves for 5–10 minutes. Let steep, then strain.
  • Don’t have a smoking gun? Light a rosemary sprig, blow it out, and cover your glass with it under an inverted glass dome to trap the smoke.