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Kernel Sours – Simple Cocktail Recipe

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Kernel Sours cocktail from flying squirrel

Kernel Sours

By Lukus Smith

At Flying Squirrel

Ingredients

1 oz. Nelson’s Green Brier Whiskey

1/2 oz. Crème de Noyaux

1/2 oz. rosemary and beet syrup

3/4 oz. lemon juice

Directions

Add all ingredients to a shaker and shake well to combine. Strain into a lowball glass over fresh ice and enjoy.

Kernel Sours

Lukus Smith at Flying Squirrel

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Course Drinks

Servings 1 drink

Equipment

Cocktail shaker
Strainer
Lowball glass

Ingredients

1 oz Nelson's Green Brier Whiskey
½ oz Crème de Noyaux
½ oz rosemary and beet syrup
¾ oz lemon juice

Instructions

Add all ingredients to a shaker and shake well to combine.
Strain into a lowball glass over fresh ice and enjoy.

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