Print
Email
 |
Ingredients
- 1 cup apple jack
- 11 cardamom pods (lightly cracked)
- 2 ounce Hart Brothers Bowmore 11 Year Old Scotch Whisky
- ½ ounce maple syrup
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon egg white
- 1 lemon wheel (as garnish)
View Full Recipe at Sippity Sup-Serious Fun Food
Toolbox
Add the recipe to which day?
Adding to Planner
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 63g | |
| Calories 153 | |
| Calories from Fat 6 | 4% |
| Total Fat 0.64g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat 0.12g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 143mg | 6% |
| Potassium 87mg | 2% |
| Total Carbs 37.17g | 10% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.8g | 9% |
| Sugars 22.02g | 15% |
| Protein 2.11g | 3% |
Advertisement
Advertisement
Leave a review or comment
Leave a review
Sign Up — Free Membership it's free!
Recently featured in
DailyCandy, Trendhunter, Eater, LaunchSquad, Mashable, Killer Startups & San Jose Mercury News
DailyCandy, Trendhunter, Eater, LaunchSquad, Mashable, Killer Startups & San Jose Mercury News
Or connect via:
.%20I%20think%20you%E2%80%99ll%20like%20it.%20It%E2%80%99s%20a%20special%20occasion%20Scotch%20cocktail.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EYou%20see,%20it%E2%80%99s%20my%20Birthday.%20Yep,%20today%E2%80%99s%20the%20day.%20November%2011th.%20Eleven/Eleven:%20A%20Scotch%20cocktail!%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EEleven/Eleven%20A%20Scotch%20Cocktail%20with%20Cardamom%20and%20Apple%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EDon%E2%80%99t%20ask%20how%20old%20I%20am%20though.%20Not%20that%20I%20wouldn%E2%80%99t%20tell%20you%E2%80%93%20it%E2%80%99s%20just%20that%20I%E2%80%99m%20so%20old,%20I%20can%E2%80%99t%20quite%20remember%20how%20old%20I%20actually%20am.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EYes.%20That%20happens.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EWhen%20you%E2%80%99re%2011,%20you%E2%80%99re%2011.%20You%20don%E2%80%99t%20care%20because%20you%E2%80%99re%20a%20kid.%20When%20you%E2%80%99re%2012.%20You%20can%E2%80%99t%20wait%20to%20be%2013,%20a%20teenager.%20When%20you%E2%80%99re%2027%E2%80%93%20well,%2028%20sounds%20great.%20In%20those%20days%20it%E2%80%99s%20easy%20to%20remember%20how%20old%20you%20are.%20Then%20comes%20the%20blur%20of%20your%2030s%20and%2040s.%20One%20birthday%20seems%20exactly%20the%20same%20as%20the%20other.%20Pretty%20soon%20you%E2%80%99ve%20been%2036%20way%20too%20many%20years%20in%20a%20row.%20So%20I%20gotta%20think%20of%20a%20new%20age.%20Once%20I%20decide,%20you%E2%80%99ll%20be%20the%20first%20to%20know.%20I%20promise.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EIn%20the%20meantime%20how%20are%20we%20going%20to%20celebrate?%20I%20am%20not%20really%20a%20%E2%80%9Cgifts%E2%80%9D%20kind%20of%20guy.%20Presents%20always%20make%20me%20uncomfortable%E2%80%93%20in%20an%20I%E2%80%99m%20not%20worthy%20kind%20of%20way%C2%9D.%20It%20can%20be%20so%20excruciating,%20even%20when%20I%20love%20the%20present.%20Because%20I%20always%20manage%20to%20come%20across%20as%20ungrateful.%20I%20can%20be%20such%20a%20prickly%20bastard.%20I%20don%E2%80%99t%20know%20why.%20In%20actuality%20I%20have%20never%20been%20given%20a%20gift%20I%20didn%E2%80%99t%20love%20wholeheartedly.%20I%20just%20have%20trouble%20expressing%20it%20in%20any%20way%20other%20than%20an%20I%E2%80%99m%20not%20worthy%C2%9D%20kind%20of%20way.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EIt%E2%80%99s%20kind%20of%20like%20that%20scene%20in%20the%20movie%20Harold%20and%20Maude.%20Harold%20gives%20Maude%20a%20token%20of%20his%20love%20and%20she%20flings%20it%20into%20the%20bay%20as%20Harold%20watches%20in%20astonishment.%20She%20then%20sighs%20contentedly%20and%20says%E2%80%93%20%E2%80%9Cso%20I%E2%80%99ll%20always%20know%20where%20it%20is.%E2%80%9D%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EIt%E2%80%99s%20not%20that%20she%20didn%E2%80%99t%20love%20her%20present,%20it%E2%80%99s%20just%20the%20emotions%20of%20the%20moment%20overwhelmed%20her,%20and%20she%20acted%20unconventionally.%20Well,%20I%E2%80%99m%20unconventional%20like%20Maude,%20only%20younger%20and%20not%20as%20good%20looking%E2%80%93%20don%E2%80%99t%20make%20any%20jokes,%20because%20I%E2%80%99ve%20heard%20them%20all%20before.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ESo%20raise%20your%20glass,%20and%20sip%20this%20Scotch%20Cocktail.%20Eleven/Eleven.%20It%E2%80%99s%20better%20than%20a%20Seven%20and%20Seven%E2%80%93%20because%20it%E2%80%99s%20my%20birthday.%20GREG%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EIngredients%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EDirections%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EMake%20the%20cardamom%20infusion:%20Pour%20applejack%20into%20a%202-cup%20lidded%20jar;%20add%20cardamom%20pods.%20Cover%20tightly%20with%20lid%20and%20shake%20gently.%20Place%20in%20a%20dark,%20cool%20area%20and%20shake%20gently%20every%20few%20days.%20After%20two%20weeks,%20strain%20infused%20applejack%20into%20a%20clean%20jar%20or%20bottle.%20This%20makes%20more%20than%20you%20need%20for%20one%20cocktail.%20Store%20covered%20in%20a%20cool%20dark%20place.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EMake%20the%20cocktail:%20Pour%201%20ounce%20infused%20applejack,%20scotch,%20maple%20syrup,%20lemon%20juice%20and%20egg%20white%20(if%20using)%20into%20a%20cocktail%20shaker.%20Cover%20and%20vigorously%20%E2%80%9Cdry%20shake%E2%80%9D%20for%20about%2030%20seconds%20to%20combine.%20Uncap,%20fill%20the%20shaker%202/3%20full%20with%20medium%20ice%20cubes,%20and%20shake%20vigorously%20until%20frothy,%20at%20least%2030%20seconds.%20Using%20a%20Hawthorn%20strainer,%20double%20strain%20through%20a%20wire-mesh%20sieve%20over%20one%20extra-large%20ice%20cube%20into%20a%20double%20old%20fashioned%20glass.%20Wait%20a%20moment%20for%20the%20foam%20to%20rise,%20then%20garnish%20with%20a%20lemon%20wheel.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ENotes%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EYou%20don%E2%80%99t%20need%20to%20dry%20shake%20if%20you%20are%20not%20using%20egg%20white.%3C/p%3E){kind=link}