One-Eyed Jack

A potent and spicy kind of whisky sour.
By | November 11, 2015

Ingredients

  • 1.5 ounces Jack Daniels
  • .25 ounce Rothman and Winter Cherry brandy liqueur
  • 2 ounces cardamom sour mix
Cardamom Sour Mix
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons cardamom seeds, lightly crushed
  • 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice

Preparation

Make the simple syrup:
Combine water and sugar in a saucepan set on medium heat. Stir well to dissolve sugar. Add crushed cardamom seeds and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and allow to steep for 30 minutes. Strain the juices, removing pulp, into a clean (sterile) Mason jar. Strain cooled simple syrup into the jar, discarding cardamom seeds. Shake well before using. Cap and refrigerate after use. Keeps for months. Makes 16 ounces. 
 
Cocktail:
Stir and serve on the rocks. 
 

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Ingredients

  • 1.5 ounces Jack Daniels
  • .25 ounce Rothman and Winter Cherry brandy liqueur
  • 2 ounces cardamom sour mix
Cardamom Sour Mix
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons cardamom seeds, lightly crushed
  • 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice