Bootlegger’s Lunch. . As I’ve hit my nine years within the hospitality community recently, I thought of things from my childhood that I still hold dear from that period of my life. For lunch for much of my elementary school years I always had an assortment of snacks, fruit roll ups, gusher and yes even dunkaroos. But 90% of the time my mother would give me a peanut butter sandwich with a banana and a knife on the side so I could construct only the freshest of the peanut butter-banana sandwiches out of my lunch bag, sometimes even double deckers. After jumping into the hospitality industry many moons ago as a door guy who was just working to make some money on the side of my full time gig during the day, I slowly moved my way up the ladder and finally got to take my place behind the bar slinging pints and highballs. Some time passed and I found my love of cocktails and was finally given a chance to learn about cocktails through Milk Tiger Lounge, a small cocktail oasis tucked away on 4th Street in Calgary. I cut my chops and learned about hospitality in way I never knew about. My path has taken me through several bars and to many different countries over the last nine years, this drink is a reflection of my childhood, a few things I was learnt along the way and pays homage to the time spent to create great whiskey; patiently aged and bottled in Kentucky. . 45ml knob Creek Rye. 20ml Peanut butter washed Amontillado sherry. 20ml Banana Milk. 15ml Cashew Fermented Honey Syrup. Cinnamon stick&nutmeg garnish. . . . #knobcreekkentuckychallenge2019 #knobcreek #everybitearned #yvrcocktails #yvrbartending #cocktails #imbibe #whiskey #rye . . Peanut Butter Washed Amontillado Sherry. 750ml Amontillado Sherry, 250g smooth peanut butter. Warm peanut butter until liquid, add sherry into a small Cambro with liquid peanut butter, let inf for 12 hours and then chill. Filter solids off. . . Banana Milk. 1 peeled banana, 1/2 cup H2O, 1/2 cup ice cubes, grate small amount of nutmeg and cinnamon into blender and blend until smooth. . . Lacto Fermented Cashew Honey Syrup. https://australianbartender.com.au/recipe/bulletin-place-lacto-macadamia-honey/ (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByELZpyhS2q/?igshid=idfebcx95ewr
