Name: Cedar Sour
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 2 oz Cedar Rye (see recipe below); 1 oz lemon juice; ¾ oz Lemon Thyme Syrup (see recipe below); 1 egg white; 1.14 L bottle Wiser's Deluxe Whisky; 4-inch section of a cedar shim or shingle; ¼ cup fresh lemon thyme (or alternatively, ¼ cup regular thyme and the rind of half a lemon); 4 cups sugar; 4 cups water

Prep Time

3 min

Yields

1 serving

Recipe courtesy of Hailey Pasemko of Wolf in the Fog.

ingredients

Cedar Sour

oz Cedar Rye (see recipe below)

oz lemon juice

oz Lemon Thyme Syrup (see recipe below)

egg white

Cedar Rye

1.14

L bottle Wiser's Deluxe Whisky

4-inch

section of a cedar shim or shingle

Lemon Thyme Syrup

cup fresh lemon thyme (or alternatively, ¼ cup regular thyme and the rind of half a lemon)

cups sugar

cups water

Ingredient Substitution Guide

directions

Step 1

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.

Step 2

Dry shake without ice and then shake again with ice. Double strain into a chilled rocks glass. Serve neat and garnish with cherries.

Step 3

Sterilize the cedar shim by scrubbing off any dirt or dust and then soaking in warm salt water for 1 hour.

Step 4

Then soak in warm fresh water to remove any saltiness left in the wood.

Step 5

Chop the wood down and put in a clean glass jar with the Wiser’s. Let stand 5-7 days and then filter out all wood particles from the rye.

Step 6

Combine water and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Ensure the sugar has completely dissolved.

Step 7

Place the lemon thyme in a container and pour the

Step 8

Strain out herbs the next day. Keep refrigerated.

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