Lucille

Flavor Profile: Strong, sweet, herbal

Ingredients and Preparation:

1 1/2 oz Wheated Bourbon (I used Weller’s Special Reserve)
1 1/2 oz Blackened Whiskey 

1/2 oz Aged High Proof Bourbon (I used WBSE’s Obtanium pick)
1/4 oz Cinnamon Syrup

1/4 oz Molasses Syrup

1/2 oz Dry Curacao

1/2 oz Falernum

3/4 oz Lime Juice

1 dash Herbstura (equal parts Angostura bitters and Herbsaint)
 

Garnish:  Mint Sprig and a Swizzle Stick

Preparation:

Add all ingredients into a mixing tin.  Add 12 oz crushed or pebble ice with 4 larger “agitator” cubes.  Using a drink mixer blitz on high setting for approximately five seconds.  Open pour with gated finish into a Zombie style tiki mug.  

My Take:

Lucille is a Zombie riff that I think really captures the character of Negan.  While I doubt he would actually make one himself, I’m fairly confident that if my life was on the line, and I was permitted to serve him one, he would spare me 😊.  Lucille uses three very high-quality bourbons/whiskeys that work very well together, and are required, as the use of heavy syrups would drown out lesser spirits.  Dry Curacao takes the place of the traditional Don’s Mix, and lightens the drink ever so slightly while the lime, falernum and Herbstura usher in the necessary balance.