Altopiani

By maredan

Ingredients

• * For the simple syrup:
• 1 * 1 cup sugar
• 1 * 1 cup water
• 2 * 2 whole star anise
• 2 * 2 cinnamon sticks
• 3 * 3 cloves
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• * To serve:
• 1 * 1 ripe fig plus more for garnish, or 1 tablespoon fig preserves
• 2 * 2 ounces Famous Grouse whisky
• 1/2 * 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
For the spiced simple syrup: In a small saucepan, dissolve the sugar in the water over medium-low heat. Add star anise, cinnamon sticks and cloves, and let sit off of the heat for 1 hour. Strain into clean bottle. (The syrup will keep, tightly sealed and refrigerated, for up to 2 weeks.)

To serve: In a cocktail shaker, muddle 1 fig or 1 tablespoon of fig preserves in 1/2 ounce of the spiced simple syrup. Add ice, whiskey, and lemon juice. Shake for 10 seconds and strain through fine-mesh sieve into Champagne coup. Garnish with slice of fig (if available) or lemon twist.