(Photo credit: Great Jones Distilling)
Just like food, drinks can reflect the season we’re in. There’s a bounty of deliciously distilled options made right in our very own New York State. Manhattan, however, hasn’t had whiskey made within its confines in over 100 years (well, legally anyway). Great Jones Distilling brought bourbon, the country’s native spirit, back in action during 2021 using only Empire State-sourced ingredients. Grab a bottle at Churchill Wines & Spirits in Bridgehampton, some fresh cider from your local farm stand, and toast the weekend with this week’s cocktail, the Empire State Cobbler.
Empire State Cobbler
- 2 oz Great Jones bourbon
- 1 oz apple cider
- 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 oz orgeat syrup
- 1 dehydrated or fresh apple slice
- freshly grated nutmeg
Combine all liquid ingredients in an ice-filled shaker. Shake well for 10-15 seconds. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Garnish with the apple slice and fresh nutmeg. Enjoy!
Amy Zavatto is the Editor-in-Chief for southforker, northforker and Long Island Wine Press. She's a wine, spirits, and food journalist whose work appears in Wine Enthusiast, InsideHook.com, MarthaStewart.com, the New York Post, Liquor.com, SevenFifty Daily, Imbibe, Men’s Journal and many others. She's the author of The Big Book of Bourbon Cocktails, Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails, Forager’s Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh, Natural Ingredients, and The Architecture of the Cocktail. She is a respected judge for the American Craft Spirits Association’s annual small-production spirits competition, and has moderated numerous panels on the topics of wine, spirits, cocktails, and regional foodways. She is the former Deputy Editor for the regional celebratory publications, Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, as well as the former Executive Director of the Long Island Merlot Alliance. She is a member of the New York chapter of the international organization of women leaders in food, wine, and spirits, Les Dames d’Escoffier. The proud daughter of a butcher, Amy is originally from Shelter Island, N.Y., where she developed a deep respect for the East End’s natural beauty and the importance of preserving and celebrating it and its people.
