Honey Bourbon Buck

Name: Honey Bourbon Buck
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 oz bourbon; 0.75 oz honey (Dilute with equal parts warm water to make honey syrup); 3 slices fresh ginger (Muddled); 3 oz ginger beer; Candied ginger, orange wheel (garnish)

A warming bourbon cocktail with honey and fresh ginger, topped with spicy ginger beer.

bourbonMedium~14% ABV

MethodShakeGlassHighball GlassIcecubedGarnishCandied ginger, orange wheel

⚠ Contains: 🌾 Gluten

Recipe

Serves1

Ingredients

2 ozbourbon
¾ ozhoney(Dilute with equal parts warm water to make honey syrup)
3 slicesfresh ginger(Muddled)
3 ozginger beer
Candied ginger, orange wheelgarnish

Tools

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Instructions

1Muddle fresh ginger slices in a shaker.
2Add bourbon and honey syrup (honey diluted with equal parts warm water).
3Add ice and shake vigorously for 10-12 seconds.
4Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice.
5Top with ginger beer and stir gently.
6Garnish with candied ginger and an orange wheel.

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History & Origin

A modern craft cocktail that emerged from the cocktail renaissance of the 2000s. The buck family of drinks traditionally combines a base spirit with ginger ale or ginger beer. This honey variation adds depth and complexity, popularized by craft bars seeking to elevate the simple highball.

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