Bird Cage Rye Sour

Name: Bird Cage Rye Sour
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz. 100-proof rye (Minaya/Breen use Rittenhouse Bottled in Bond Rye); ½ oz. Averna; ¾ oz. fresh grapefruit juice; ½ oz. fresh lime juice; ¾ oz. 5-spice syrup; 4 dashes angostura bitters; 4 dashes Reagans Orange Bitters; ______________________________; 5 -Spice Syrup; 2 cups demerara sugar; 2 cups water; 3 crushed cinnamon sticks; 2 whole cloves; 2 whole allspice berries; 1 star anise

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Ingredients

1½ oz. 100-proof rye (Minaya/Breen use Rittenhouse Bottled in Bond Rye)
½ oz. Averna
¾ oz. fresh grapefruit juice
½ oz. fresh lime juice
¾ oz. 5-spice syrup
4 dashesangostura bitters
4 dashesReagans Orange Bitters
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5-Spice Syrup
2 cupsdemerara sugar
2 cupswater
3crushed cinnamon sticks
2 wholecloves
2 wholeallspice berries
1star anise

Preparation

1.
Add all of the ingredients to a shaker. Add ice and shake. Double strain.
2.
5 Spice SyrupCombine all of the ingredients in a medium saucepan, stirring occasionally until all the sugar is dissolved. Simmer for a short time. After the liquid is cool enough, transfer to a jar, place in the refrigerator, and let the spices infuse in the syrup for 24 hours. Afterward, fine strain out the spices, then refrigerate until ready to use. Will keep refrigerated for up to a month.