FINAL_ Sweetpotato Cocktail Guide

Sweet Southern Lady (Served hot)

Ingredients 1 sweet potato ¼ of a lemon 5 fresh sage leaves ½ oz Sorghum Vanilla Syrup (recipe below) 1 oz rye whiskey ¾ oz brandy 1 candied sweet potato skin slice Directions

1. Juice sweet potato (with the skin on) and lemon (with rind off). Pour juice into a pot and bring to 185–190 degrees F. 2. Add sorghum vanilla syrup to pot, then remove from heat. 3. Muddle four sage leaves and place in a small strainer. Place strainer over mug and pour rye whiskey and brandy over the sage through the strainer. Repeat for the sweet potato juice. 4. Garnish with one candied sweet potato strip and one expressed sage leaf. ( Note: The candied sweet potato skin slice is a peeled skin strip, which is dipped in maple syrup and dehydrated.) Combine equal parts sorghum and hot water mixed with two sliced up vanilla beans. Let sit for 24 hours at room temperature. Sorghum Vanilla Syrup

Created by Sam Etheridge, Ambrozia Asheville, North Carolina

Difficulty

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