About
This cocktail is an original riff on Jordan Hughes’ (@highproofpreacher) Strawberry Crusher, which combines overproof Jamaican rum, Yellow Chartreuse, fresh lime juice, strawberry syrup, and absinthe. I kept the strawberry and Yellow Chartreuse at the center but took the drink in a whiskey direction, swapping the funky overproof rum for overproof bourbon and lime for lemon. Angostura bitters replace the absinthe, adding warm baking spice and aromatic depth that work especially well with the bourbon and strawberry. It is still bright, fruity, and refreshing over crushed ice, but with a heavier whiskey backbone that inspired the name.Cheers y’all!
Ingredients
- 2 oz · 60 mloverproof bourbon
- ½ oz · 15 mlYellow Chartreuse
- ¾ oz · 22.5 mlfresh lemon juice
- ¾ oz · 22.5 mlstrawberry syrup
- 3 dashesAngostura bitters
Method
- 1
Add all ingredients to a shaker tin.
- 2
Add a small amount of crushed or pebble ice and whip shake.
- 3
Dump into a rocks glass.
- 4
Top with crushed or pebble ice.
- 5
Garnish with a lemon peel.
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