Doc Holliday Cocktail

Name: Doc Holliday Cocktail
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American

RECIPE: Stephanie Schneider for Huckleberry Bar, Brooklyn, NY
(Note: This bar has permanently closed.)

Photo: Craig Wagner/Studio 3

August 04, 2010

One of the best ways to put this summer fruit to use.

When huckleberry season hits, this recipe from Brooklyn bartender Stephanie Schneider is one of the best ways to put this summer fruit to use. Save the leftover macerated huckleberries as a topping for ice cream.

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz. light sugarcane rum
1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. macerated huckleberries
2 oz. huckleberry-flavored black tea, chilled (find it at culinaryteas.com or well-stocked tea shops)

Tools:shaker
Glass:highball
Garnish:huckleberries

Preparation

Combine the first 3 ingredients and shake with ice. Pour the contents into a highball glass. Add the huckleberry tea. Add ice to fill the glass. Garnish.
Macerated HuckleberriesStir 1 cup of fresh, ripe huckleberries, 2 Tbsp. of superfine sugar, and zest from 1 lime together and refrigerate overnight.