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Jabs & Dabs

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Published 11/1/16

For football season, we had a bartender from each NFL team's hometown provide the perfect cocktail to represent their team.

Named after the Carolina Panthers’ signature dab move, Kindred bartender Blake Pope uses small-batch gin from nearby Sutler’s Spirit Co. in Winston-Salem, N.C., to make this variation on a Tom Collins. “This drink is served long, packs a mean punch and has a nasty bite,” says Pope.

Ingredients

  • 1 oz Sutler's gin
  • 1/2 oz Manzanilla sherry
  • 1/2 oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 3/4 oz Honey syrup*
  • Strawberry shrub*
  • Garnish: Thyme*
  • Garnish: Straw

Steps

  1. Add the gin, sherry, lemon juice and honey syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake until chilled.

  2. Strain into a Collins glass over crushed ice, top with strawberry shrub, and garnish with a thyme sprig.

  3. *Honey syrup: Add .25 cup water and .5 cup honey to a small saucepan over medium heat, and stir until the honey completely melts. Strain into a jar and seal with a lid.

  4. **Strawberry shrub: You can buy or make your own. Combine 1 pint of freshly juiced strawberry juice (strained), 8 oz of 1:1 simple syrup and 8 oz of apple cider vinegar, shake and let sit refrigerated overnight. Makes approximately 1 quart.