Thirstday

 

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Today's drink is the classic 19th century New York Sour. It kind of looks like a dessert, like that's a layer of raspberry jelly atop some custard.

Ingredients

• 3/4ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 3/4ounce simple syrup (1 part white sugar to 1 part water by weight)

• 2ounces bourbon
• 1ounce red wine

Preparation

1.

Add lemon, simple syrup and bourbon into a cocktail shaker with 5 to 7 ice cubes.

2.

Put the lid on the shaker and shake vigorously for approximately 7 seconds.

3.

Remove the lid and strain contents into a rocks glass filled with ice.

4.

Drizzle the red wine slowly off the back of a spoon to create a perfect layer on top of the cocktail.