And The Valley Shook · Jul 9, 2018
And the Valley Cooks: The Chinese Bandit
A concerted effort of ATVS offseason conditioning has been to develop our cocktail game for the upcoming season. As we all know, man (/woman) does not drink on beer alone.
Sure, bourbon is fantastic on its own. But variety is the spice of life, and we all need a little change-up every now and again.
Hence, friend of the site and twitter raconteur @Blanx tossed out a suggestion involving rye whiskey and a simple syrup infused with some Asian flare and a name that fits LSU like a glove.
After some experimentation, we came up with a solution:
1⁄2 cup sugar
1⁄2 cup water
1 T Chinese Five-Spice
5 star anise
2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz spiced simple syrup