Shaken · Rocks
GarnishLemon peel spiral, dried banana, grated nutmeg
Shaken · Rocks
Orestes Cruz, Empire State South, Atlanta
Romance in Graceland cocktail recipe
What goes in it
- 1.5 ozPeanut butter-washed Cognac
- 0.5 ozBanana liqueur
Bottle · Banana Liqueur
- 0.5 ozAmontillado sherry
Bottle · Amontillado Sherry
- 0.5 ozLemon juice
Fresh juice · Recipe below ↓
- 0.5 ozCreamy agave syrup
House prep · Recipe below ↓
- 2 dashesChocolate bitters
Bottle · Chocolate Bitters
House prep · Recipe below ↓
Method · Shaken
- 1Shake everything with ice.
- 2Strain over crushed ice in a chilled frappé glass and mound more crushed ice on top.
- 3Garnish with a lemon peel spiral, a dried banana flag and grated nutmeg, and serve with a straw.
- Glass
- Rocks
- Ice
- Crushed
- Garnish
- Lemon peel spiral, dried banana, grated nutmeg
Prep ahead
Fresh juice
Lemon Juice
- Yield
- About 1.5 oz per lemon
- Keeps
- 2 days
- Storage
- Refrigerated
Ingredients
- Fresh lemons
Method
- 1Juice in small batches. Strain out seeds and pulp. Store in the refrigerator.
House prep
Creamy Agave Syrup
- Yield
- Variable
- Keeps
- 1 week
- Storage
- Refrigerated
Ingredients
- 1 partAgave nectar
- 2 partsSweetened condensed milk
- 2 partsHot water
Method
- 1Warm the condensed milk, agave and water together over low heat, stirring until smooth. Cool and refrigerate in a jar.
House prep
Peanut Butter-Washed Spirits
- Yield
- About 3 cups
- Keeps
- 1 month
- Storage
- Refrigerated
Ingredients
- 1 cuppeanut butter
- 1 cupdouble-oaked bourbon
- 1 cupcorn whiskey
- 1 cupaged rum
Method
- 1Spread the peanut butter thinly in a deep pan, pour the spirits over and cover. Rest 24 hours, then strain through a coffee filter.
About the Romance in Graceland
Romance in Graceland is a cocktail made with peanut butter-washed cognac, banana liqueur and amontillado sherry, created by Orestes Cruz at Empire State South.
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