Ken Howe, Wang Jiang Lou

Drift Flower

Ingredients

2 oz Waterman Spirits Organic Vodka

1 oz Honeysuckle and Madagascar Vanilla Bean Syrup*

0.75 oz Fresh Squeezed Pineapple Juice

0.25 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice

3 drops of 10% Saline Solution

Top cocktail with 6 dashes of Spiced Cherry Bark Bitters

 

*Honeysuckle and Madagascar Vanilla Bean Syrup

4 cups Honeysuckle Tea (2 honeysuckle tea bags steeped in boiling water)

1 cup locally sourced honey

4 cups cane sugar

.25 oz Rose Water

.25 oz Amaretto

Garnish: Pineapple Frond, Carnation, Orchid

how to prepare

Combine vodka, Honeysuckle and Madagascar Vanilla Bean Syrup, Pineapple Juice, Lime Juice, and Saline Solution in a Boston Shaker. Fill the tin with chip ice and shake for 15 seconds. Double strain over a glass bud vase filled with Crushed Ice. Top with Spiced Cherry Bark Bitters. Garnish with a Pineapple frond, Carnation and Orchid.

Honeysuckle and Madagascar Vanilla Bean Syrup:

Heat and stir all ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Remove tea bags if tea was made stovetop. Allow to cool, then store in a food safe container in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

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