The dog days of summer have ended, and as we prepare to flip the calendar to September, let’s take a moment this weekend to reminisce about the steamy days now behind us (fingers crossed). And how better to bid adieu to August than on the porch swing with a refreshing peachy cocktail in hand? Those of us sans swing can snag a seat at BC’s Kitchen in Lake Saint Louis, where we can drink the white-whiskey-based libation right proper: out of an old-time Mason jar.
The Porch Swing Courtesy of BC’s Kitchen’s Justin Cardwell
Serves 1
5 mint leaves, plus extra for garnish, divided
2 oz. Koval Organic Raksi Millet White Whiskey
1 oz. John D. Taylor’s Velvet Falernum Liqueur
6 dashes Fees Bros. Peach Bitters
½ oz. lemon juice
Ice, crushed
1 slice, fresh peach
• Bruise 4 mint leaves in a Mason jar.
• Add whiskey, Velvet Falernum, peach bitters and lemon juice.
• Top with crushed ice and stir to combine.
• Garnish with a peach slice and a mint leaf.
This article appears in Aug 1-31, 2011.