Nearest to Happiness
1.5 oz Uncle Nearest 1856
.5 oz Lillet Rouge
.5 oz Lemon Juice
.5 oz Simple Syrup
3-4 Blueberries
Directions: Muddle blueberries, combine other ingredients, add ice and shake well., Pour into rocks glass and garnish with 3 blueberries and sprig of mint
Tarragon Whiskey Sour
2 oz Uncle Nearest 1856
1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
1 oz Tarragon Syrup*
1 Egg White
3 Dashes Orange Bitters
Shake all ingredients with ice until well chilled, then strain all liquid out and discard the ice. Shake once more in a circular motion and pour directly over fresh ice into a rocks glass. The dry shake will help you achieve the supreme level of frothiness. Garnish with a sprig of tarragon.
*Tarragon Syrup -- Remove the leaves of 5 sprigs of tarragon. Bring to boil 2 cups of sugar, 2 cups of water and tarragon sprigs. Turn down heat and let simmer for 40 minutes, stir often. Pour syrup and leaves into blender and blend, strain and bottle. Refrigerate. It will last up to 3 weeks.
DreamChaser
1oz UNCLE NEAREST 1856
.5oz ARTEZ ARVANI VANILLA LIQUEUR
.5oz AVERNA AMARO
.75 SUNFLOWER SEED SIMPLE*
1 DASH ANGOSTURA
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 15-20 seconds or until desired dilution and temperatures are reached. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
*Homemade Ingredient
Sunflower Seed Simple:
Use a 2:1 ratio (by weight) of roasted/ salted/shelled sunflower seeds and sugar. In a jar, combine seeds and sugar. Slowly add just enough hot water to dissolve the sugar. Take a pot and double boil the jar on med-low until the sunflower seeds start to darken. Take off heat, strain and pass through a coffee filter while the liquid is still hot. Cool, bottle, and serve.