Final Frontier Medicine | ABV: ~29% | Yield: 3.25 oz | Juleps, Fandom Cocktail, Themed Cocktail
“I’m a doctor, not a bartender!”
To celebrate Starfleet Medical, including Leonard McCoy’s southern heritage and Dr. Bashir’s love of tea, I present the appropriately-hued twist on the historical “Prescription Julep”. Once upon a time, this WAS “medicine!”
In shaker:
Handful mint leaves
1.3 fl oz or 40ml Cognac
.5 fl oz or 15ml Bourbon
.3 fl oz or 10ml tea infused liqueur of your choice*
.25 fl oz or 8ml simple syrup
~.25-.5 fl oz or ~8ml-15ml Blue Curaçao (basically just enough to color)
Shake ingredients vigorously
Strain over pebbled ice, add more ice, garnish
Garnishes include the same Comm Badge Garnish as the USS Saratoga, and traditional Prescription Julep garnishes-- mint sprigs, superfine sugar dusting, and an expressed lemon peel[discard]. Add a straw and enjoy this slow sipper. I use the Summertime Liqueur because it has white & hibiscus teas.
Note: if you don't use a overproof whiskey you can reduce the added simple syrup to 1tsp.
*The tea liqueur should ideally be fairly bold since we use so little, so something higher proof in the 30%-40% range with other fruit or herbal notes is good.
