Brock & Stormy
Ingredients
Ginger Beer
- 3" piece fresh ginger (or enough when juiced for 1 oz ginger juice)
- 2 oz simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water)
- 2½ oz fresh lemon juice, finely strained
- 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
- 8 oz cold water
- single charge of CO2
Cocktail
- 1½ oz spiced rum (Sailor Jerry)
- ¾ oz Benedictine liqueur
- ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
- 2-3 dashes Angostura or Bittermens Tiki Bitters*
Special Equipment
- juicer
- ½ -1 liter soda siphon, chilled
- CO2 canister
How-to
Make Ginger Beer
- Peel about a 3" piece of fresh ginger. Run through a juicer to make fresh ginger juice. You will need approximately 1 oz of ginger juice
- Add 2 oz simple syrup, 2½ oz fresh lemon juice (finely strained), 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters, and 8 oz cold water
- Pour mixture into a chilled soda siphon and screw top on tightly
- Use a single charge from a CO2 canister; you can hear the gas get inserted into the canister. Then discard the charge and refrigerate the Ginger Beer for about 1 hour
Make Brock & Stormy
- While holding the soda siphon level, fill a highball glass halfway with the chilled Ginger Beer
- Add 1½ oz spiced rum (Sailor Jerry), ¾ oz Benedictine liqueur, ¾ oz fresh lemon juice, and 2-3 dashes Angostura or Bittermens Tiki Bitters
- Fill with ice, give it a roll, add a tall straw and serve