December is going to be a fun month! The North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission is hosting a cocktail promotion, “Sippin Sweets.” Bartenders will create and promote a featured craft cocktail during the whole month of December 2014 using North Carolina sweet potatoes as one of the ingredients.
Miki Nikolic of e2 emeril’s eatery in Charlotte, North Carolina plans to mix delicious Sweet Potato and Spice cocktails for “Sippin’ Sweets.” Below is the version of Miki’s recipe for you to enjoy at home. Cheers!
Sweet Potato and Spice Cocktail Recipe
Courtesy Miki Nikolic of e2 emeril’s eatery in Charlotte, North Carolina
Courtesy Emeril Lagasse
Ingredients
1 ½ ounces spiced whiskey (see note below)
1 ½ ounces sweet potato puree
1 ½ ounces maple syrup, preferably grade B+
1 ounce fresh squeezed lemon juice
½ ounce egg white
Ground cinnamon, for garnish
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker over ice and shake until well-chilled. Transfer to an old-fashioned glass, sprinkle with cinnamon, and serve. Makes 1 cocktail.
Note
At e2, the bartender makes house-spiced whiskey by adding 1 piece of ginger root, 1 ounce whole cloves, 1 ounce star anise, 5 whole nutmegs and 5 cinnamon sticks to a bottle of quality whiskey and allowing it to infuse until pleasantly flavored, about 1 week. Whiskey should be strained of solids and then returned to the bottle.
Just pinned this to my entertaining board. Yum.