African Queen

African Queen
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National Bourbon Heritage Month is 100 percent legitimate holiday, and it’s been celebrated every September since 2007 when the U.S. Senate unanimously declared it the law of the land. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky), who certainly had good reason to promote his state’s most popular export. Since then, Americans have drunk more bourbon whisky than ever before. Over the past five years, bourbon’s popularity has grown by nearly 36 percent in case volume and 50 percent in revenue, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. In 2016, the bourbon industry sold 21,753,000 cases and reaped more than $3.1 billion.Created by Ruben Pasqual, bartender at Crossings Restaurant in South Pasadena, combines the classic American spirit with imported flavors like tamarind and passion fruit. The coupe glass adds an elegant touch.
Servings
1
servings
Ingredients
  • 2 ounce bourbon
  • 1 ounce lemon fresh lemon juice
  • 3/4 ounce liquid alchemist tamarindo syrup
  • 1/2 ounce gourmet food co. passion fruit puree
  • pinch of mint
Directions
  1. Fill a cocktail coupe with ice and water to chill. Add all ingredients to a shaking tin, add ice, shake hard. Discard the ice and water in the coupe and strain into a chilled coupe.