Sagely Advice Cocktail
Author: Nicole
Ingredients
Syrup
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup (lightly packed) fresh sage leaves
Cocktail
  • 2 ounces rye whiskey
  • 1 ounce sage syrup
  • ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice (~ ½ lemon)
  • Garnish with 3 to 4 sage leaves
Instructions
To make syrup:
  1. Roughly chop sage leaves. Rinse in a colander.
  2. In a saucepan set over medium-high heat add water and honey. Stir until honey completely dissolves and mixture comes to a simmer. Cook for an additional 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat. Add chopped sage, cover and let steep for 2 hours. Pour syrup through a sieve into a clean jar and refrigerate. Syrup keeps two months or longer in the refrigerator.
  3. Makes 2 cups.
To make cocktail:
  1. In an old fashioned glass filled with ice, add rye, sage syrup and lemon juice and stir.
  2. Garnish with additional sage leaves.
Notes
* Use one big ice cube (instead of a few cubes) if available.
* Syrup can be made and frozen. Defrost before serving.
* Syrup makes 16 cocktails.
Recipe by Riegl Palate at https://www.rieglpalate.com/sagely-advice-cocktail/