A tale of two bucks… well three if you think about it. This ‘buck’ style cocktail features a buck-wheat tea syrup and two chocolate dollars for garnish. If you’re a fan of Moscow Mules or Mamie Taylors, this is for you.
Recipe: Reece Sims (Vancouver, BC)
Photo: Reece Sims
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This cocktail is part of Reece’s Guest Shift at Laowai in July 2024.
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A buck cocktail is a type of mixed drink typically made with a base spirit (such as bourbon, vodka, or gin), citrus juice (usually lime or lemon), and ginger ale or ginger beer, resulting in a refreshing and slightly spicy beverage. There’s something about bubbly, longer format cocktails that are so refreshing in the summer and this is no exception. Made with s soba-cha, or buckwheat tea syrup to play off of some of the notes from the Bourbon, this cocktail is citrusy, spicy, bubble, boozy… it’s got it all.
PS – For the record, buckwheat is a nutrient-rich, gluten-free seed often used as a grain alternative, known for being suitable for people with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity due to its lack of gluten proteins.
Two Bucks Back
Difficulty: EasyFlavor Camps: Spicy, Effervescent, Citrusy
Ingredients
2.0 oz Angel's Envy Bourbon
0.75 oz Lime Juice
0.5 oz Buckwheat (Soba-cha) Tea Syrup*
2 dashes Angostura
Ginger Beer
Garnish: Two Chocolate Dollars
Directions
- In your collins glass add lime, buckwheat syrup, bourbon, and bitters over ice.
- Top with ginger beer and stir gently.
- Garnish with two chocolate dollars, because you need two bucks back!
Notes
- *Buckwheat Tea Syrup: Steep 3 tablespoons of buckwheat tea in a cup of hot water for 5 minutes. Fine strain out the buckwheat, add in equal parts water
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