Name: Bluegrass
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 inch Cucumber (fresh); 45 ml Bourbon whiskey; 22.5 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 1 dash Orange bitters

Ingredients

2 inch

Cucumber (fresh)

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Bourbon whiskey

³⁄₄ fl oz

Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

1 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

1 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.

Prepare garnish of skewered cucumber roll.

Method

MUDDLE cucumber in base of shaker. (Ideally, cut skin from the cucumber log before chopping).

Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with skewered cucumber roll.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

18.1 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Maxim Dudar 1y

I tried with Simple Syrup (1 sugar to 1 water), in my opinion, its enough sweetness for this cocktail. (I think, rich syrup is too much).

Marek Vranka 2y

adding sugar seems unnecessary, aperol is sweet enough

Thomas Faherty 2y

Excellent with either cucumber or just orange slices.

Briana Warsing 3y

This is a little on the sweet side for me. Next time maybe I’ll switch out the aperol for Campari. Do love the muddled cucumber though

Renee Thorpe 4y

Peter Bohrmann Bartender's Guide, which was always a bargain book in America 15 years ago, has this Bluegrass Recipe:
In a shaker, with ice: 1 oz bourbon, 1 oz lemon juice, 3/4 ox lime juice, 1/2 oz blue curacao, 1/2 oz Southern Comfort. Shake, pour into highball glass, garnish w a maraschino cherry and lemon peel. I made this version and it was much like a dry whiskey sour, although more medicinal. Color: cerulean blue (teal). A drop extra of S Comfort improved the flavor. Dry, Boozy