Ginger Your Swagger Recipe
2 oz bourbon, 3/4 oz fresh lime juice, 3/4 oz tart cherry juice, 1 dash Angostura bitters, Badger Bevs Ginger Beer, Lime wedge. In a small shaker tin, add all ingredients except the ginger beer. Add 10 pieces of pebble ice or one cracked ice cube into the tin, then seal the larger tin on top of the smaller tin. Shake vigorously until you no longer can hear the ice in the tin. Pour the cocktail into a highball glass over fresh cubed iced. Top with Badger Bevs Ginger Beer and lightly stir.
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Ingredients
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Cocktail base
Topper & garnish
Ice
Method
Shake & combine
- 1
Add ingredients to shaker
In a small (Boston-style) shaker tin, pour 2 oz bourbon, 3/4 oz fresh lime juice, 3/4 oz tart cherry juice and 1 dash Angostura bitters into the smaller tin.
- 2
Add ice and seal
Add 10 pieces of pebble ice (or one cracked ice cube if pebble ice is unavailable) into the same tin, then seal the larger tin on top of the smaller tin to form the shaker.
- 3
Shake vigorously
Shake the sealed shaker hard for about 10–15 seconds, or until you can no longer hear the ice rattling inside the tin and the outside of the tin feels very cold.
- 4
Prepare glass
Fill a highball glass with fresh cubed ice (about 1 cup).
- 5
Strain into glass
Open the shaker and strain the shaken cocktail over the fresh cubed ice in the prepared highball glass, leaving the small bits of melted ice behind in the shaker.
- 6
Top with ginger beer
Top the cocktail with approximately 4 oz (or to taste) Badger Bevs Ginger Beer. Pour gently down the side of the glass to preserve carbonation.
- 7
Finish & garnish
Lightly stir once or twice with a bar spoon to integrate the ginger beer without flattening it. Garnish with a lime wedge on the rim or dropped into the drink. Serve immediately.