FIG’s Bee’s Knees Riff

Name: FIG’s Bee’s Knees Riff
Ingredients: 2 oz London dry gin; 3 ⁄4 oz. spiced Bärenjäger; 1 ⁄2 oz. fresh lemon juice; 1 ⁄4 oz. of Drambuie

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Ingredients

1.
Combine all of the ingredients in a shaker. Add ice to the shaker and shake vigorously, then fine strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice and garnish with a thinly sliced lemon wheel tucked into the glass.
2.
Spiced Bärenjäger: Place a 750 ml. bottle of Bärenjäger in the freezer and chill for at least one hour. Assemble a water bath and set it to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Vacuum seal the chilled Bärenjäger, 2 cinnamon sticks, 10 cloves, 4 juniper berries, and half a star anise in a large vacuum bag. Add the sealed bag to the water bath: wait for the bath to reach 140 degrees Fahrenheit again, then cook for 2 hours. Afterward, remove the vacuum bag and place it in an ice bath to cool for 20 minutes. Strain the liqueur through a coffee filter and into a sealable container. Store the spiced liqueur refrigerated for up to 2 months.