Rose & Rye

Serves
makes 1 cocktail

MATT TAYLOR-GROSS

Rose's Luxury in Washington, D.C. makes this sprightly, pretty cocktail, a mix of rye, rose-tinged simple syrup, fresh lemon juice, and bitters.

Ingredients

For the Rose Simple Syrup

¹⁄₃ cup sugar
2 drops rose extract, such as Terra

For the Cocktail

1 ¹⁄₂ oz. rye whiskey (preferably Rittenhouse)
³⁄₄ oz. rose simple syrup
¹⁄₂ oz. fresh lemon juice
2 dashes Fee Brothers Old Fashioned bitters

Instructions

Step 1

Make the simple syrup: In a 1-qt. saucepan, stir the sugar with 1⁄3 cup water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the rose extract. Let cool completely.

Step 2

In a cocktail shaker, combine the whiskey, syrup, lemon juice, and bitters with ice. Shake vigorously, and strain into a chilled rocks glass. Garnish with rose petals.

Make the simple syrup: In a 1-qt. saucepan, stir the sugar with 1⁄3 cup water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the rose extract. Let cool completely.
In a cocktail shaker, combine the whiskey, syrup, lemon juice, and bitters with ice. Shake vigorously, and strain into a chilled rocks glass. Garnish with rose petals.