Weissen Sour

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Serve in
a Collins glass...
2 shot Bourbon whiskey
1 spoon English orange marmalade
¾ shot Freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 dash Angostura Orange Bitters BUY
Top up with Weisse (wheat) beer
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How to make:

STIR marmalade with bourbon in base of shaker to dissolve marmalade. Add lemon juice and bitters, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with beer.

Garnish:

Lemon slice

Comment:

Wheaty bourbon with wheat beer and marmaladey citrus notes - they all go hand in hand and so work harmoniously in this unusual long drink.

Origin:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2010 by Kevin Diedrich at the Burritt Room, San Francisco, USA.

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