Day 5: Lion’s Tail

  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 1/4 oz allspice dram (like St Elizabeth)
  • juice from half a lime
  • 2 barspoons turbinado syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters

This is one recipe that I am continuously tweaking, depending on who is drinking it. The one for this post was made for my partner, who without fail will say “this is heavy on the allspice” if I make him this drink. Recipes online actually use 1/2 oz allspice, which I think might overpower everything else.

The Lion’s Tail is a perfect drink for winter. The allspice is tempered a bit with the citrus, but still lends a warming quality to the drink.