The Hour 99

gins: I feel like we should make a cocktail in honor of A Hundred Hours, with like… a pear cider base hbbo: ooh! yes! gins: and, like, lavender hbbo: and bitters gins: and St. Germain

So, inspired by A hundred hours, @havingbeenbreathedout and I present:

The Hour 99 makes 2 cocktails

2 oz. Armagnac (can substitute calvados, but Armagnac is both better and more narratively appropriate) 2 oz. lemon juice 2 oz. lavender-ginger syrup (recipe below) 1 oz. St. Germain 4 dashes orange bitters 1 bottle pear cider, chilled lemon zest strips for garnish

Combine everything except for the pear cider and the lemon zest in a shaker full of ice; shake well. Split between two tumblers (TUMBLERS), each containing 3 ice cubes and strips of lemon zest (3 small strips, or one long fancy strip if that’s how you roll). Top off with pear cider (you’ll probably have some cider left over).

Lavender-Ginger Syrup makes about 1 ½ cups

1 cup sugar 1 cup water ¼ cup dried lavender flowers ¼ cup dehydrated ginger (not crystallized/candied)

Heat sugar and water in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved. Add lavender and ginger; stir well. Simmer for 1-2 minutes, then remove from the heat and let sit for half an hour. Strain out the lavender and ginger and transfer the cooled syrup into an appropriate storage container (we use a small cruet, for easy pouring). Store in the refrigerator.

Additional Notes: There will be a companion drink to this, to be posted in, uh… about eleven weeks. Watch this space!

sarahthecoat

well, i know i like pear cider, that is THE BEST, and i like lemon and ginger and lavender. I'm not sure what the other things are, but this is interesting.

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