Kentucky Mule (Lumberyard, Laguna Beach, 2014)

Name: Kentucky Mule (Lumberyard, Laguna Beach, 2014)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Agave Syrup; 45 ml Rye Whiskey; 30 ml Club Soda; 8 ml Lemon Juice; 15 ml St-Germain

A shaken rye sour lengthened with club soda, with St-Germain's elderflower and agave softening the lemon. Light, fizzy and served in a coupe.

Similar names: Laguna

The background of this Kentucky Mule is unclear. A 2014 submission included a photo of a menu suggesting the drink was served at Lumberyard in Laguna Beach, and the venue was added to the name to make clear which drink is meant.

Method

Shaken

Glass

coupe

Difficulty

Medium

Flavor Profile

Dry

Herbal

Sour

Spicy

Sweet