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French Manicure

French Manicure

A riff on the Whiskey Sour →

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Ingredients

  • 1½ oz
    Irish whiskeyTeeling Small Batch (Teeling Small Batch)
  • 1½ oz
    pineapple juice
  • ¾ oz
    sage syrupsee notes (see notes)
  • ½ oz
    yuzu juice
  • ½ oz
    lemon juice
  • pinch
    salt
Garnish: sage leaf

Preparation

  1. 1.

    Add all ingredients to a shaker with 2 cracked ice cubes.

  2. 2.

    Whip shake until ice is fully integrated.

  3. 3.

    Strain into a chilled coupe.

  4. 4.

    Garnish with a sage leaf.

Notes

Sage syrup In a saucepan, combine 10 grams (~⅓ oz) fresh sage and 320ml (~11 oz) water, then bring to a boil. Once the mixture boils, remove from heat and let sit for 1 hour. Strain out the sage and 300g (~10½ oz) granulated sugar. Stir until fully dissolved. Keeps refrigerated for up to 3 weeks.

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Recipe by Michelle Martinez · Adapted from Imbibe Magazine · Photo by Ben Pickles

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