The Fig in a Blanket
I was inspired to make something that would highlight the bourbon while maintaining a fruity and spicy flavor profile that pairs beautifully with the 10 year old spirit. What better way than with this fresh fig/peppercorn syrup I made earlier this week. Check out the cocktail recipe (including the syrup) below, if you end up making it, let me know what you think!
ingredients:
2 oz | 60 ml Bourbon
½ oz | 15 ml Fig/Peppercorn Syrup (Recipe Below)
½ oz | 15 ml Dry Curacao
5 Drops Fig/Orange Bitters
1 Fresh Fig
1 Dehydrated Orange Wheel
instructions:
Combine all wet ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 15 seconds. Strain over a large ice cube in a rocks glass. Garnish with a charred/caramelized fig and a dehydrated orange wheel. Serve and enjoy!
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FIG/PEPPERCORN SYRUP
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2 Cups Water
1½ Demerara Sugar
15 Small Fresh Figs
5 Black Peppercorns (I used Tasmanian)
1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
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I’m your huckleberry ðŸ¤
I just got back from Montana with my friends at @traegergrills. It was strictly a grilling event but given what I do, of course I had to get behind the bar. I knew I wanted to incorporate local Montana ingredients like huckleberry, juniper (grown on site) and honey but also wanted to incorporate smoke from the grill. So I had the idea to make a bramble type cocktail.
For the smokey element, I smoked some local raw honey along with some juniper berries on the Traeger to just get a kiss of smoke. I then constructed the cocktail originally using gin like a traditional bramble, but the juniper botanicals overpowered the recipe so I switched to a reposado tequila and knew it was the perfect fit. They also had some locally made huckleberry liqueur which was the perfect last ingredient to top the cocktail and bring that sweet/sour/fruity element to the cocktail. Finally topped it with that smoked juniper berry branch to give it that botanical pop and tricking your brain into thinking you’re drinking a bramble when you’re actually drinking something closer to a margarita.
Given the ingredients and location, it was just fitting to call this the ‘Big Sky Bramble.’ Cheers y’all.
Big thanks to @i_drewcifer for the R&D help!
🎥: @tobojosh / @grillvaultbbq