Recipe courtesy of John Green

Boxcar

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 1 drink
  • Total: 5 min
  • Active: 5 min
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Ingredients

Sour Mix:

1 ounce fresh lemon juice

1/2 ounce Simple Syrup, recipe follows

Boxcar:

1 1/2 ounces bourbon

1/2 ounce triple sec 

1 lemon wedge

Granulated sugar, for rimming the glass

Simple Syrup:

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

Directions

  1. For the Sour Mix: Stir together the lemon juice and Simple Syrup in a glass.
  2. For the Boxcar: Pour the bourbon into a cocktail shaker. Add the triple sec and 1 ounce of the sour mix. Shake for 8 to 10 seconds. Wet the rim of a cocktail glass by rubbing it with the lemon wedge. Roll the rim of the glass in sugar to coat. Strain the shaker into the sugar-rimmed glass. This cocktail can be served straight up or on the rocks.

Simple Syrup:

  1. Put the sugar and water in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. (Alternatively, heat in the microwave.) Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

Let's Get Cooking!

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kfuller1000

This has become a go-to cocktail at our house!

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