This tastes really good... if you get the syrup right. I boiled down some local cider, and we discovered that when cold, our cider syrup turns into cider jelly! So we either have a hot toddy with bourbon, which is great, or a cold cocktail with chunks of cider jelly in it. Tasty, but hard to mix up and sort of unappetizing-looking.
Ciderhouse Whiskey
Two simple ingredients, whiskey and cider syrup, combine to make a powerfully good drink. A twist of lemon lends a bitter brightness without diluting the richness of the cocktail.
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Credit: MacKenzie Smith
Ingredients
2 oz. bourbon1 oz. boiled cider or cider syrup (see note)
A strip of lemon zest
Instructions
Combine bourbon and cider syrup over ice and stir gently. Twist lemon zest and drop into drink, stir again, and serve.Note: Boiled cider is a substitute to maple syrup that's found throughout Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. To make it at home, gently boil a gallon of apple cider in a heavy-bottomed pot, stirring occasionally, until it has reduced to ⅛ (making 2 cups syrup), about 2 hours. Let cool to room temperature and store, refrigerated, in an air-tight container.
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I love the idea of this cocktail but I'm thinking there is something hugely wrong with the directions for the cider syrup. A gallon of cider boiled down by an eighth will be far more than 2 cups.
Hi Vinoluci, thanks for your catch! We've corrected the recipe to indicate that the cider should reduce "to 1/8," not "by 1/8" as previously written. Best, the SAVEUR.com team
Well, that explains it- will try this again with the correction.
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