Ingredients
Black Pepper Syrup
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1 cup water
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/4 cup coarsely cracked black peppercorns
The Loser cocktail
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Ice
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1 ounce pisco
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1/2 ounce Velvet Falernum (clove-spiced liqueur)
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3 ounces pineapple juice
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1 ounce fresh lemon juice
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1 ounce chilled club soda
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Pinch of freshly ground black pepper, for garnish
Directions
Make the syrup
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In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add sugar and stir over moderately high heat until dissolved. Add black peppercorns and let stand off the heat for 20 minutes. Strain the syrup into a jar, cover and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.
Make the cocktail
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Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the pisco, Velvet Falernum, pineapple juice, lemon juice, and 1/2 ounce of the Black Pepper Syrup (reserve the rest for another use). Strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Stir in the soda; garnish with the pepper.