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Alex Jump, Death & Co, Denver

Southern Nights cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Shaken

  1. 1Shake all ingredients hard with ice.
  2. 2Fine strain into a double rocks glass and top with crushed ice.
  3. 3Garnish with a piece of peanut brittle.
Glass
Rocks
Ice
Crushed
Garnish
Peanut brittle

Prep ahead

House prep

Peanut-Infused Oloroso Sherry

Yield
About 700 ml
Keeps
1 month
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 180 gRaw peanuts
  • 750 mlOloroso sherry

Method

  1. 1Gently toast the peanuts until golden and let them cool. Vacuum seal them with the sherry and refrigerate overnight, then strain through a coffee filter and rebottle.

House prep

Cane Sugar Syrup (2:1)

Keeps
3 months
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 2 partsorganic cane sugar (by weight)
  • 1 parthot water (by weight)

Method

  1. 1Stir the sugar into the hot water until fully dissolved. Let cool. Store in the refrigerator.

Fresh juice

Lemon Juice

Yield
About 1.5 oz per lemon
Keeps
2 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh lemons

Method

  1. 1Juice in small batches. Strain out seeds and pulp. Store in the refrigerator.

About the Southern Nights

Southern Nights is a cocktail made with aquavit, cognac and peanut-infused oloroso sherry, created by Alex Jump at Death & Co.

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