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Day 10: Citrus Heat Infusion

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John Morris

The Trellis / Williamsburg, Virginia

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Citrus Heat Infusion

Ingredients

  • 1  750ml bottle Belle Isle Premium Moonshine 
  • 1 Lime
  • Handful sliced ginger

Preparation

Peel one lime and slice the rind, slice fresh ginger. Pour out three or four ounces from the bottle and use for any other purpose you would like. Add the lime and ginger to the bottle with the remaining moonshine and allow to sit for at least 24 hours.

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Cocktail: Trellis Williamsburg Mule

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Ginger Lime infused Belle Isle Moonshine
  • .5 oz fresh lime juice
  • .5 oz Canton
  • Goya Ginger beer

Preparation

To assemble fill a Copper Moscow mule mug with ice. Add the first three ingredients and fill with Ginger beer. Garnish with fresh lime and candied ginger.

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John Morris oversees the bar at The Trellis Bar & Grill in Williamsburg, Virginia. When you're finished enjoying the Trellis Williamsburg Mule, check out another one of Morris' signature cocktails, the Belle Isle Iced Tea
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Photography by Alexander Kreher.