Bootlegger’s Blast

A nod to the Prohibition era, this shot combines rye whiskey with a touch of honey to smooth out the rough edges of what might have been harsh moonshine back in the day. Inspired by a 1925 speakeasy ledger I found in a Chicago archive.

Bootlegger’s Blast

🥄Ingredients

  • 1 oz rye whiskey
  • 0.5 oz honey syrup (2 parts honey to 1 part water, mixed)
  • Dash of bitters

📝Instructions

  1. 1Pour rye whiskey and honey syrup into a shot glass.
  2. 2Add a dash of bitters on top.
  3. 3Stir lightly with a small spoon or toothpick if desired, then shoot!