The Lost Weekend No. 2

Adapted by StarChefs.com
May 2014
Yield: 1 cocktail
INGREDIENTS:
Grains of Paradise Tincture
1 cup cracked grains of paradise
1 cup finely ground grains of paradise
Buffalo Trace Distillery White Dog Mash #1 whiskey
The Lost Weekend No. 2
2 ounces Wild turkey Rye 101
¾ ounce Dolin dry vermouth
¼ ounce house raspberry syrup
1 full dropper grains of Paradise Tincture
1½ dashes orange bitters
Lemon Peel
METHOD:
For the Grains of Paradise Tincture:
Combine grains of paradise in a 16-ounce mason jar. Fill the jar almost to the top with whiskey and seal. Shake jar for 15 seconds. Let jar stand for 1 week, shaking a couple of times a day for 15 seconds. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a dropper bottle.
For the The Lost Weekend No. 2:
In a tumbler, combine Rye, vermouth, raspberry syrup, Grains of Paradise Tincture, and orange bitters. Add ice, stir, and strain into coupe. Express lemon peel and place it on rim of glass.

Dino Balocchi
- Littlefork Restaurant and Bar/Dirty Laundry
1600 Wilcox Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
www.littleforkla.com..