Huckleberry Highlander

Huckleberry Highlander

Carl Amoth's Bar

Makes 2 cocktails

The Blackberry Highlander rebuilt on wild mountain huckleberry—tart and jammy, a little herbal from the amaro.

Ingredients

• 3 oz Rye bourbon (Bulleit 95 Rye, Rittenhouse, or similar)
• 1 oz Amaro Montenegro (Italian amaro/liqueur)
• 1 ½ oz fresh lemon juice
• ½ oz ginger simple syrup
• ½ oz honey
• 1 oz huckleberry purée (homemade)

Method

1. Add all ingredients to shaker
2. Dry shake (shake without ice) for 10 seconds
3. Add ice to fill shaker halfway
4. Shake vigorously for 20-25 seconds until well-chilled
5. Double strain into chilled coupe or whiskey sour glass
6. Garnish with skewered blackberries and/or expressed lemon twist

Note. The house Blackberry Highlander, made with huckleberry purée.