Name: The Waysider
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 5 Mint leaves; 50 ml Whisk(e)y - Bourbon whiskey; 12.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix); 25 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed); 60 ml Ginger beer

Serve in a

Collins glass

Garnish:

Mint sprigs bouquet

How to make:

SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with ginger beer.

5 fresh	Mint leaves
1 2/3 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
5/12 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
5/6 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2 fl oz	Thomas Henry Ginger Beer
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Dry/sour

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Review:

A cross between a bourbon-based Southside and a bourbon mule. Packs a gingery bourbon punch.

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
9.97% alc./vol. (19.94° proof)
14.7 grams of pure alcohol

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