Saratoga Small Recipe
Make Saratoga Small Recipe in just 10m. Get the full recipe with step-by-step instructions at pekinthechef.com.
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Ingredients
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Cocktail base
Citrus & sugar
Garnish
Ice
Method
Prep
- 1
Chill glass
Place a coupe or chilled cocktail glass in the freezer or fill with ice water to chill while preparing the drink.
- 2
Juice fresh lemon and measure simple syrup. If using whole citrus, roll lemon on the counter to loosen juice before cutting.
Mixing
- 3
Combine bourbon (2 oz), sweet vermouth (0.5 oz), dry vermouth (0.5 oz), fresh lemon juice (0.5 oz) and simple syrup (0.25 oz) in a cocktail shaker.
- 4
Add 2 dashes Angostura bitters and 1 dash orange bitters to the shaker.
- 5
Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds until well chilled and slightly diluted.
Strain & serve
- 6
Discard ice or water from the chilled glass. Double-strain the cocktail into the chilled coupe or a rocks glass over fresh ice, using a Hawthorne and a fine mesh strainer to remove shards.
- 7
- 8
Serve immediately.