Recipe Friday: Corn Identity

Featured on the cover of the fall issue of Catersource is “Corn Identity,” a unique concoction featuring bourbon, sweet corn brown sugar syrup, cornhusk tea, and salted cacao bitters. Cheers!  

Corn Identity

Recipe and photo courtesy ©️Cocktail.Vision2022

Ingredients

2 oz bourbon

1 oz Sweet Corn Brown Sugar Syrup (recipe below)

1 oz Cornhusk Tea (recipe below)

1 drop Cocktail Vision’s “Butter Me Up” cocktail perfume

Salted Cacao Bitters

Rim: Chef Rubber’s Super Sweet Corn Powder

Method

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to chill and dilute. Double-strain over fresh ice.

Ingredients for Sweet Corn Brown Sugar Syrup

½ cup brown sugar

½ cup Chef Rubber’s Super Sweet Corn Powder

½ cup water

¼ tsp salt

Method

In a small saucepan combine all ingredients, stir over medium heat until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool completely. Strain through a fine mesh and through a coffee filter. Transfer to glass bottle and refrigerate.

Ingredients for Cornhusk Tea

2 ea. cornhusks

½ cup boiling water

Method

Combine cornhusks and water in a saucepan, bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes. Let cool completely. Strain through coffee filter. Reserve in refrigerator.