FINAL_ Sweetpotato Cocktail Guide

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Ingredients 2 oz barrel rested gin 1 oz Sweet Potato Simple Syrup (recipe below) 1 dash cardamom bitters 1 section of flamed orange peel Directions 1. In a cocktail shaker, combine gin, sweet potato simple syrup and cardamom bitters. Shake vigorously. 2. Serve on the rocks and garnish with a flamed orange peel.

Sweet Potato Simple Syrup

Ingredients 2 whole (small) sweet potatoes 2 ½ cups granulated sugar 2 ½ cups hot water 4 cinnamon sticks 4 cloves Pinch of fresh grated nutmeg Directions

1. Roast sweet potatoes with skin on until fork tender. 2. In a saucepan on the stove, mix together sugar and hot water until all the sugar is dissolved on medium heat. 3. After sugar dissolves, add cinnamon sticks, cloves and nutmeg. Let simmer for 30 minutes. 4. After the sweet potatoes are finished roasting, peel off the skin and discard. 5. Add sweet potatoes to the simple syrup and allow to cool in the fridge. Keep in fridge for 24 hours. 6. Double strain the simple syrup, removing all of the solid sweet potato and spices. Created by Kati Whipple, Asbury Charlotte, North Carolina Difficulty

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