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Golden Ale Beer Cocktail

Recipe from Savory Cocktails by Greg Henry
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 lemon wedge
  • smoked sea salt
  • 1 scant barspoon hot sauce
  • 2 pony shots 2 fl oz vodka
  • 1/2 pony shot 1/2 fl oz Elderflour liqueur (such as St. Germain)
  • 1/2 fl oz lime juice or yuzu
  • 1/2 fl oz lemon juice
  • 1 tbs honey simple syrup honey and very warm water, 1:1 ratio, stir
  • 4-6 tbs 2-3 fl oz Belgian style golden ale beer

Instructions
 

  • Use the lemon wedge to lightly moisten the rim of a highball glass.
  • Pour the salt onto a small saucer, spreading in a thin layer.
  • Press the rim into the salt, cookie cutter style, twisting back and fourth to coat the rim with salt.
  • Fill glass with ice cubes.
  • Into a cocktail shaker filled 2/3 full with ice, add hot sauce, vodka, elderflour liqueur, lime juice (or yuzu), lemon juice, and honey syrup
  • Cover and shake.
  • Strain into prepared glass, stir in the Belgian Ale.