Alternative Medicine from Sparrow

Recipe: Devon Tarby , Sparrow , Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Photo: Anthony Nader

August 12, 2019

In her take on the Penicillin cocktail Devon Tarby uses ingredients commonly found in Ayurvedic medicine, zeroing in on the elements of Golden Milk: turmeric, ginger and black pepper. “These ingredients are thought to have anti-inflammatory and soothing qualities when used together, but also happen to be super tasty alongside apple brandy and Jamaican rum,” she says.

Ingredients

1½ oz. black pepper-turmeric apple brandy
½ oz. Jamaican rum
¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
⅓ oz. honey
⅓ oz. ginger syrup

Tools:shaker, strainer
Glass:Double Old Fashioned
Garnish:candied ginger

Preparation

Combine all the ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake to chill. Strain into a double Old Fashioned glass over one large ice cube and garnish.

Black Pepper-Turmeric Apple Brandy: Peel 40 grams of turmeric root, then thinly slice. Lightly crack 5 grams of black peppercorn. Combine the turmeric, black peppercorn, and 1 bottle of bonded apple brandy (Sparrow uses Laird’s) in a non-reactive container. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Strain through cheesecloth.

Ginger Syrup: Combine 1 part ginger juice to 1½ parts sugar in a blender until the sugar dissolves. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.