Skeleton Key Cocktail

For those truly sophisticated souls, this well-balanced bourbon cocktail featuring elderflower liqueur and ginger beer is the right way to kick off your frightful night.

Course Cocktail

Cuisine American

Keyword Bourbon, Elderflower liqueur, Ginger beer

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings cocktail

Calories 276kcal

Author Michael Kahn

Equipment

Cocktail Shaker
Cocktail Strainer
Tom Collins glass
Straw

Ingredients

1 1/2 ounces Bourbon
1 ounce Elderflower Liqueur
1/2 ounce Lemon Juice Freshly squeezed
5 ounces Ginger Beer The strong kind with bits of ginger
5 dashes Angostura Bitters

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Fill a Tom Collins glass with ice.
Pour in the bourbon, elderflower, and lemon juice in that order.
Top with the ginger beer.
Add bitters on top.
Use your straw to gently stir, leaving the ingredients not fully mixed. Serve.

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