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The Smokin' Royal Flush
A fruity Royal Flush cocktail with bourbon, peach, raspberry, cranberry, lemon, and cherrywood smoke.
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Welcome back to Bourbony, where apparently even a week off from experimenting turns into another experiment.
This week's cocktail was supposed to be easy. I was tired, wanted something straightforward, and picked a Royal Flush recipe from Bar None, a cocktail book by Brass Monkey Goods. The recipe called for two ounces of peach liqueur, half an ounce of raspberry liqueur, and two ounces of cranberry juice. Along with the whiskey, of course. I looked at those proportions and figured I'd be drinking something resembling alcoholic fruit punch.
Well, the authors knew what they were doing.
Why I Tried This
I wanted to recreate the cocktail as written, substituting Wild Turkey 101 for the Tennessee whiskey because that's what I had. No elaborate experiments. No multiple versions. Just make the drink and enjoy it.
And it was delicious. Sweet, certainly, but not overwhelmingly so. The peach, raspberry, and cranberry worked together much better than I'd expected.
So of course, I couldn't leave it alone. It's like you don't even know me...
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How It Turned Out
Sweetness: Definitely on the sweeter side, but the cranberry keeps it from becoming excessive.
Balance: A quarter-ounce of fresh lemon juice added enough tartness to make the flavors pop without changing the original proportions.
Mouth Feel: Fruity and full-bodied, with a smooth finish.
Mrs. Sawyer suggested smoking it, so the next evening I broke out the cherrywood. That turned out to be the finishing touch. The smoke added another dimension to the cocktail while leaving the fruit flavors intact.
Notes & Fine Tuning
The original Royal Flush from Bar None is worth trying on its own. If you prefer something a little less sweet, the lemon juice is an easy adjustment. And if you've got a cocktail smoker, cherrywood is definitely worth trying.
I ended up calling this version the Smokin' Royal Flush, because apparently I can't leave a perfectly good cocktail alone.
Your shaker. Your call.
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