the "hole-in-one"

It seems right to celebrate the return of the mainframe computer to Tall Talls Headquarters with a drink.

Not just any drink.  A delicious, boozy, apple, cranberry, ginger concoction.

That also contains bourbon.  The perfect fall whiskey.  Especially if you are a Moss.  We get our love of "comida mexicana" from Angie and our taste for bourbon from Wilburn Ray.  If you love bourbon you will like this drink.  If you don't like bourbon you may change your mind after trying this drink.  I am going to name it the "Hole-in-One". 

Here's how you make it:

Bring 2 cups of apple cider to a boil and simmer until reduced to 1/2 cup, then add 2 oz of that, 2 oz of cranberry juice, and 1 oz of ginger liqueur to a cocktail shaker full of ice and give it a shake.  Fill a glass with ice and pour in 1 oz of bourbon followed by 2 to 3 oz of your cider/cranberry/ginger mixture, add club soda and stir.  Adjust proportion of club soda to your liking.  I can make 2 drinks from the cider/cranberry/ginger mix.  The perfect quantity for weekend cocktail hour.  For me. 

Fall cocktail napkins are optional. 

P.S.  It's good to be back. 

P.P.S.  My brother informs me that Jack Daniels is most assuredly not bourbon but is in fact a Tennessee whiskey.  To which I responded " well it tastes like bourbon to me".  He promises to bring me a bottle of "good Kentucky bourbon" which he will procure on his drive from Virginia to Arkansas in October.  He says it will be no bother to stop at multiple distilleries on the way to be sure he picks the best one for me.