Sage Cocktail Recipe
Create a quick syrup for this dreamy cocktail.
Brent Herrig
One party chestnut honey and two parts water make a sweet foundation for the Highland Sage.
Highland Sage
Courtesy of Dan Carlson, mixologist at Saul at the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
- 1.5 ounces Macallan 12 Year
- 1 ounce Drambuie
- .75 ounce lemon juice
- .25 ounces chestnut honey syrup
- 1 dash Angostura bitters
- 3 small sage leaves
Combine 1 part chestnut honey with two parts hot water and stir until dissolved. Combine all ingredients (minus one sage leaf) in a large shaker with a hefty ice chunk and shake vigorously for 10 seconds. Double strain into a tapered double old-fashioned glass filled with ice. Garnish with a sage leaf.