Serves 1
Glass: rocks
INGREDIENTS
¼ cup raspberries, plus more for garnish
2 tarragon sprigs
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
2 dashes lime bitters
2 ounces bourbon
1 ounce lime juice
Edible flowers, for garnish (optional)
METHOD
Place ¼ cup raspberries, 1 tarragon sprig, sugar, and bitters in a shaker. Muddle until the berries are smashed and the tarragon leaves are bruised. Add crushed ice, the bourbon, and the lime juice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into the glass filled with ice. Garnish with raspberries, the other tarragon sprig, and the flowers (if using).
Recipe excerpted from Cocktails, Southern Style: Pours, Drinks, Sips, and Bites by Belinda Smith-Sullivan. Photographs by Lauren McDuffie. Reprinted by permission of Gibbs Smith Books.
This original article first appeared in the SPRING 2025 issue of City Style and Living Magazine.
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