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Day 11: Buddha Hand Infusion

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By Adam Pitts

Tazza Kitchen / Midlothian, Virginia

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Buddha Hand Infusion

Ingredients

  • 1 750 ml bottle Belle Isle Premium Moonshine
  • 1 Buddha Hand (if not in season, try lemon)

Preparation

Zest 3 tbs of Buddha Hand rind (or zest 3 lemons). Add to mason jar with Belle Isle Moonshine, infuse for 7 days. Shake every day. Strain.

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Cocktail: Buddha Bramble

Ingredients

  • 2oz Buddha Hand Infusion
  • 1/2oz Simple Syrup
  • 1/2oz blackberry flavored liqueur (I used Crème de Mûre Massenez)
  • Crushed ice

Preparation

Dry shake to emulsify. Add crushed ice. Add flavored liqueur and swizzle. Garnish with blackberry. 

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Adam Pitts is Bar Lead at Tazza Kitchen in Midlothian, Virginia. For more inspiration, check out Adam's other Belle Isle cocktails:

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Photography by Alexander Kreher.