Drink The Book: The Dahlgren Recipe

• 3 3-inch pieces fresh ginger, peeled
• 6 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 2 ounces blanco tequila
• 1 ounce tawny port
• 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1/2 ounce Simple Ginger Syrup (recipe below)
• dash Angostura bitters
• 1 ounce chilled club soda
• 4 small pieces candied ginger and 1 lime wheel, for garnish

1. To make the Simple Ginger Syrup, coarsely chop the fresh ginger and puree in a food processor. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve; you should have about one ounce of ginger juice. Return the juice to the processor and add superfine sugar and process until well mixed. Strain the syrup into a jar, cover and refrigerate. Will keep about a week.
2. To make the cocktail, add the tequila, port, lime juice, 1/2 ounce ginger syrup and bitters to a shaker filled with ice.
3. Shake well and strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Add club soda to the glass and stir. Skewer the candied ginger pieces on a pick. Garnish the drink with the ginger and lime wheel and serve.

fresh ginger, sugar, blanco tequila, tawny port, lime juice, simple ginger syrup, bitters, club soda, candied ginger

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/05/drink-the-book-dahlgren-cocktail-phil-ward-mayahuel-ginger-tequila-cocktail-recipe.html (may not work)