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The Rhinestone Wrangler
A twist on the Rhinestone Cowboy with bourbon, peach liqueur, chocolate mint, lemon, Angostura, and ginger beer.
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Why I Tried This
The Rhinestone Cowboy has been popping up lately, and bourbon, peach, lemon, mint, and spicy ginger beer sounded like a pretty damn good summer combo. There was just one minor complication: the only fresh mint I had handy was chocolate mint. It's still very much mint, but it has a slightly darker, earthier, chocolatier character underneath.
So I substituted it and made the drink. It was delicious, but the chocolate mint was subtle, so I added one dash of Angostura bitters.
Well, hello there.
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How It Turned Out
Sweetness: Peach liqueur and ginger beer provide plenty of sweetness, while fresh lemon keeps everything bright and balanced.
Balance: The bourbon still anchors the drink, with peach showing up clearly without turning the whole thing into peach soda. Ginger brings some welcome spice at the finish.
Mouth Feel: Light, cold, bubbly, and extremely easy to drink, which, as usual, should probably be considered a warning rather than a feature.
The biggest surprise was the Angostura. One dash adds some warm spice, but more importantly, it makes the chocolate mint pop. The mint went from a pleasant background note to a distinct part of the drink.
Notes & Fine Tuning
Could you make this with regular mint? Absolutely. At that point, though, you're getting awfully close to the original Rhinestone Cowboy.
The chocolate mint gives it a small twist, and that single dash of Angostura turned out to be exactly what it needed to make the substitution worthwhile.
I briefly considered tinkering with it further, but then I remembered that sometimes the correct number of additional ingredients is zero.
Worth repeating? I’ll let you decide.
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