Matador (Skeleton Key)

By: Jim Elder • In: Cocktails and Beverages • Cuisine: American

Bourbon cocktail that even whiskey shunners very much like.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Bourbon (Knob Creek or your favorite)
  • 1/2 oz Lemon Juice (fresh squeezed)
  • 1/2 oz Elderflower Simple Syrup D’Arbo recommended, you can also substitute St. Germaine)
  • 1 dash Blood Orange Bitters (Stirrings recommended)
  • 2 oz Ginger Ale (or ginger beer)

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: 

Add bourbon, lemon juice, elderflower simple syrup and blood orange bitters to a Cocktail Shaker with ice and shake. Pour or strain into a tumbler filled with new ice.

Step 2:

Add about 2 oz Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer

Step 3:

Garnish with a generous piece of candied ginger (available on Amazon). Put the candied ginger in the drink on top.

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