Smoky Elk Rider
I am back on the Whisk(e)y and bourbon now that I have properly recovered from my big weekend. In this recipe today I used the blended whiskey and the bourbon whiskey from Heritage Distilling to make this boozy treat. I used tarragon simple syrup but you could basically use any herbal simple syrup that you wanted if tarragon doesn’t agree with you. Also in this pretty cocktail is a soda syrup that blends very well with the spirits.
I was introduced to the team at Raft Syrups a while back and love their products. They produce several awesome sodas that you can use to make an awesome cocktail with little effort. I used the Smoked Tea Vanilla which amped up this drink with a smoky flavor as well as a sweet flavor from the vanilla. I cannot recommend these sodas enough, especially for the home bartender. They add sophisticated flavors to cocktails that would be somewhat difficult to create at home. Instead of spending a ton of time replicating these flavors, it is already done for you! So, check out Heritage Distilling Company and Raft Syrups; you will not be disappointed!
Ingredients:
- 1 ounce Heritage Distilling Elk Rider Bourbon Whiskey
- 1/4 ounce Grand Mariner
- 1 dash RAFT Smoked Tea Vanilla Cocktail Syrup
- ¼ ounce tarragon syrup (*recipe below)
Method:
- In a rocks glass place all ingredients
- Stir the mixture until it is chilled
- Pour mixture into serving glass
- Garnish with tarragon leaves
Tarragon Syrup
Ingredients:
- ½ cup turbinado sugar
- ½ cup boiling water
- 6 large, fresh tarragon leaves
Preparation:
- Combine the sugar and boiling water
- Stir until the sugar is dissolved
- Add the tarragon leaves and steep in hot simple syrup for 20 minutes
- Strain leftover syrup into a clean jar, cover, and refrigerate for up to a week
