Silly Rabbit

For this herbal spiced juice cocktail, San Diego bartender Lindsay Nader collaborated with Dave Fernie, then manager of the Parisian-style club Pour Vous in L.A. Fernie named the drink Lapin Fou, which means "silly rabbit" in French. This recipe originally appeared in the Food & Wine 2016 Cocktails book.

Silly Rabbit
Photo: © David Malosh
Yield:
1 drink
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Ingredients

Spicy Ginger Syrup

  • 2 ounces fresh ginger juice (from two 3-inch pieces)

  • 1/4 cup sugar

Rich Simple Syrup

  • 1 cup Demerara sugar

  • 1/2 cup water

Silly Rabbit

  • 1 1/2 ounce pear brandy, preferably Clear Creek

  • 3/4 ounce fresh carrot juice

  • 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice

  • 1/4 ounce yellow Chartreuse (honeyed herbal liqueur)

  • Ice

  • 1 pear fan, for garnish

Directions

In a small saucepan, warm the sugar and water over low heat and stir until a thick syrup forms. Remove from the heat, let cool and refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 1 month.

In a small saucepan, warm the sugar and water over low heat and stir until a thick syrup forms. Remove from the heat, let cool and refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 1 month.

In a small saucepan, warm the sugar and water over low heat and stir until a thick syrup forms. Remove from the heat, let cool and refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 1 month.

Make the Spicy Ginger Syrup

  1. In a jar, combine the ginger juice with sugar. Cover and shake until the sugar dissolves. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

Make the Rich Simple Syrup

  1. In a small saucepan, warm the sugar and water over low heat and stir until a thick syrup forms. Remove from the heat, let cool, and refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 1 month.

Make the cocktail

  1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the pear brandy, carrot juice, lemon juice, Chartreuse, 1/4 ounce Spicy Ginger Syrup, and 1/4 ounce Rich Simple Syrup (reserve the remaining syrups for another use). Fill the shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a large chilled coupe and garnish with the pear fan.

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