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Dissertation Sour

1.5 oz D&T White IPA Whiskey

0.75 oz fresh orange or tangerine juice

0.25 oz lemon juice

3 fresh cherries

0.25 oz black peppercorn simple syrup

1 small egg white

Club soda

In a small mixing tin, muddle cherries into the syrup and then squeeze in your juices and measure in the whiskey. Separate the egg white into the larger mixing tin to avoid getting shells into booze, accidentally, and then discard the yolk and shell.  Pour contents of the small tin into the large tin with the egg, seal, and give it a vigorous dry shake with no ice (careful: without ice, the froth will try to pop the tins open…RESIST!).  Carefully crack open the tin and add ice to what should be a pretty, pink, frothy mixture and shake it again…preferably until the tins are so cold it hurts to hold them any more.  Double-strain into a cocktail, fizz, or taster glass.  You can top off with club soda, or add the soda to the glass before you strain (if you already have a feel for the portions).  Optional: drop some Angostura onto the top to make a pretty pattern on the foam and give a nice woody contrast the the tart fruit on the nose.

If you ever find yourself relatively tipsy at 2 in the morning: them’s the best times to try drink recipes.
When I get the chance, I’d like to experiment with some stone fruit like white peaches or nectarines and basil. It’s a little hard to gauge exactly what will partner well with this whiskey…but damnit; I’m determined!