The Jimmy Carter cocktail

Name: The Jimmy Carter cocktail
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Instructions for 1 drink
Ingredients: 1/4 cup honey; 1/8 cup hot water; 1 tablespoon peach jam ( recipe here ); 2 ounces rye whiskey or bourbon; 1 ounce lemon juice; 1/2 ounce honey syrup (from above); 1 Nutter Butter brand peanut butter cookie; 1 to 2 thin slices of peach

Robin Surratt

This rye whiskey cocktail introduces a lot of fruity sweetness from the peach jam and bright citrusy lemon juice.

YIELD
Instructions for 1 drink

PREP TIME
schedule 10 minutes

TOTAL TIME
schedule 10 minutes

Ingredients:

Honey syrup

¹⁄₄ cup honey
¹⁄₈ cup hot water

Jimmy Carter cocktail

1 tablespoon peach jam (recipe here)
2 ounces rye whiskey or bourbon
1 ounce lemon juice
¹⁄₂ ounce honey syrup (from above)

Garnish

1 Nutter Butter brand peanut butter cookie
1 to 2 thin slices of peach

Directions:

Honey syrup: combine honey with hot water and store in a sealed container. You only need 1/2 ounce for this particular cocktail but you can save it for a few days in the fridge to use in other cocktails.

Jimmy Carter cocktail: add peach jam, rye whiskey, lemon juice, and honey syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice.

Shake for 20 seconds and then double-strain into a cocktail glass.

Garnish with a peach slice and a Nutter Butter cookie. Dipping the cookie into the drink creates a fun cookie experience.

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