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Life - Taste - Recipes

Wednesday, Jan. 07, 2009

The Nooner

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Prep time: 5 minutes
Serves: 1

Charles Joly of Chicago's The Drawing Room accidentally spilled maple syrup into his bourbon, tried it and liked it.

• Ingredients:

2 ounces bourbon

½ ounce vanilla liqueur, such as Navan

¼ ounce maple syrup

‹ teaspoon freshly grated ginger

3 dashes orange bitters

Orange zest

• Instructions:

Put the bourbon, vanilla liqueur, maple syrup and ginger in a mixing glass; fill with ice. Shake. Strain through fine-mesh strainer; pour into a chilled coupe glass. Stir in orange bitters; flame with orange zest.

Flaming citrus peel: Cut a quarter-size circle from the skin or zest of the fruit. Hold the zest "coin" between thumb and forefinger over the drink. Place a lighter or lit match below the peel; squeeze peel sharply to propel oil through the flame and into the drink.