Kentucky Buck!

Ingredients:

Makes 1 drink

2 strawberries, hulled

½ oz. (15 ml) 1:1 simple syrup

2 oz (60 ml) bourbon

¾ oz (22 ml) fresh lemon juice

2 dashes Angostura bitters

3 oz (90 ml) ginger beer

Strawberry, to garnish

Direction:

Gently muddle the strawberries with the Simple Syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add the bourbon, lemon juice, and Angostura bitters, then fill with ice and shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds. Double strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice and top with the ginger beer. Garnish with a fresh strawberry.

Reprinted from Spirited Cocktails from Around the World, by Adrienne Stillman.

Photo by Andy Sewell.

Kitty on the Fence

Blue Devil !

Created by bartender Tess Posthumus, Amsterdam,

Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz (45 ml) genever 3/4 oz (20 ml) fresh lemon juice 3/4 oz (20 ml) maraschino 1/4 oz (10ml) blue Curaçao Brandied cherry, to garnish Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously for 15–20 seconds, or until frosted on the outside. Strain into a coupe. Garnish with a brandied cherry.

Photo by Andy Sewell