This aromatic and flavorful fig leaf bourbon sour from The Vedge Bar Book: Plant-Based Cocktails and Light Bites for Inspired Entertaining by Kate Jacoby and Rich Landau gets its frothiness from aquafaba.
Our local fig trees are bursting at the seams in late summer, and in this cocktail we proudly flaunt their leaves. You read that right: The abundant fruits are great eaten fresh or preserved, but the leaves, too, have culinary uses. With a distinctive grassy and slightly nutty flavor, the leaves, much like bay or lime leaves, can add nuance to your cooking and cocktailing. – Ginevra Reiff
Fig Leaf Bourbon Sour
Cocktail using fig leaf, bourbon, and aquafaba.
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1.5 ounces Fig Leaf–Infused Bourbon
- 0.75 ounce Lemon juice
- 0.75 ounce Simple Syrup
- 0.5 ounce Aquafaba
- 1 Fig Leaf
Instructions
- Chill a coupe glass.
- Add the bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup, and aquafaba to a cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice and shake for 8 to 10 seconds to chill. Strain, discard the ice, return the cocktail to the shaker, and dry shake vigorously for 8 to 10 seconds to generate a foam. Pour into the chilled glass and garnish with the fig leaf.
Notes
Fig Leaf Infused Bourbon
Makes 1½ cups (360 ml)
2 fig leaves
1½ cups (360 ml) Wild Turkey 101 bourbon
Combine the fig leaves and bourbon in an airtight container and let rest for a minimum of 24 hours or up to 48 hours. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth. The infused bourbon will keep in the fridge for 1 to 2 weeks.
Recipe excerpted from The Vedge Bar Book: Plant-Based Cocktails and Light Bites for Inspired Entertaining © Kate Jacoby and Rich Landau 2024. Reprinted by permission of the publisher, The Experiment. Available everywhere books are sold. theexperimentpublishing.com
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