Depending on your maturity level, you might be familiar with the pickleback: the shot of whiskey followed immediately by the shot of bracing pickle brine. Well, this is that, except with bracing lemon-ginger juice instead. It may make you forget you have a cold.
- Level: Easy
- Total: 5 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Yield: 1 drink
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Nutrition Info - Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Calories
- 114 calorie
- Total Fat
- 0 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 0 grams
- Cholesterol
- 0 milligrams
- Sodium
- 8 milligrams
- Carbohydrates
- 15 grams
- Dietary Fiber
- 3 grams
- Protein
- 1 grams
- Sugar
- 6 grams
Ingredients
1 ounce whiskey
3 ounces Lemon-Ginger Zapper, recipe follows
Lemon-Ginger Zapper:
6 large, juicy lemons, peel and pith removed
2 ounces fresh ginger (about a 2-inch piece)
1/2 cup coconut water or tap water
1 teaspoon agave syrup
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions
- Fill one shot glass with the whiskey and serve with the Lemon-Ginger Zapper in a second shot glass as a chaser.
Lemon-Ginger Zapper:
- Juice the lemons, then the ginger, following your juicer's specific settings for each. Stir in the coconut water, agave syrup and cayenne. Serve the juice immediately over ice, if desired.
