Carol Donovan, Chicago bartender and proprietor of Illinois’ Division on the Rocks & Intoxicatingly Enjoyable Cocktails, created her ‘All The Whey’ cocktail utilizing Damaged Shed Vodka. Impressed by the vacations, Donovan blended Damaged Shed with freshly squeezed blood orange juice, lemon juice, selfmade blood orange oleo-saccharum, and a pomegranate honey discount for a festive and flavorful sipping expertise.
All The Whey
Elements:
- 2 oz Damaged Shed Vodka
- 1 oz contemporary squeezed blood orange juice
- 3/4 oz blood orange oleo-saccharum*
- 1/2 oz pomegranate-honey discount**
- 1/4 oz contemporary squeezed lemon juice
Preparation: Mix Damaged Shed Vodka, blood orange juice, oleo saccharum and lemon juice in a mixing glass. Shake gently with ice. Pressure over contemporary ice in a collins glass. Drizzle pomegranate-honey discount excessive. Garnish with pomegranate arils and blood orange twist.
*Blood Orange Oleo-Saccharum: 4 blood oranges, 1 lemon, 8 oz granulated sugar. Peel the blood oranges and lemons in massive strips (don’t embody any white pith with the peels). Place into gallon sized Ziplock bag, cowl with the sugar and seal the bag. Toss to coat peels completely with sugar and permit to sit down at room temperature for at the least 4 hours and as much as 24 hours. Pressure out the oil – squeezing the peels to launch as a lot oil as doable. Peels could also be discarded. Refrigerate oleo-saccharum till prepared to make use of (as much as 1 week). Please word: the peeled fruit ought to be juiced to even be included within the above cocktail recipe.
**Pomegranate-Honey Discount: 4 oz pomegranate juice, 2 oz honey. Mix in small saucepan and warmth to a sluggish boil. Proceed heating till quantity is about half. Enable to chill and switch to hermetic jar. Could also be saved within the fridge for as much as 2 weeks.
