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The Vine & The Fig Tree

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Serve in

a Coupe glass...
1⅓ fl oz Jack Daniel's Old No.7 Brand Tennessee Whiskey
⅓ fl oz Averna Amaro
½ fl oz *Special ingredient #1 (see below)
⅔ fl oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 fl oz Pasteurised egg white

How to make:

DRY SHAKE (without ice) all ingredients and strain back into shaker. SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Special ingredient #1: Fig and sage syrup
Pour 1 litre water into a pan with 2 packets (100g each pack) of dried figs and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, add 1.4kg sugar and stir to make a syrup. Take off heat and add two stems worth of sage leaves. Leave to stew and stir occasionally. Once cooled, strain off the figs and leaves and bottle. Store in a refrigerator prior to use.

Garnish:

Sage leaves, dehydrated fig slice & lemon zest twist

About:

Created in 2016 by Ciarán Russell at The Tippling House, Aberdeen for Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Calling competition.

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