Badda Bang

Rye and bourbon shaken with fresh lemon, then topped with chilled ginger beer and finished with pickled cherries. Spicy and sharp, with a lemon bite that a Richberry half or two tames.

Total time: 5 min
Serving: 1

Naturally sweet twist
Gingery & sharp

Coupe of amber-orange drink with a floating orange slice, a bowl of leafy mandarins behind on a dark table — Sour meets Sweet Magic

Ingredients

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rye whiskey
bourbon
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
ice
ginger beer, chilled, to top
pickled cherries, pitted, to garnish
2–3 Richberry halves

How to Make It

Shake
Add equal measures of rye and bourbon and the lemon juice to a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake briefly.
Strain and top
Strain into a highball glass filled with ice and top with chilled ginger beer.
Garnish
Finish with a couple of pitted pickled cherries. A cherry pitter makes quick work of the stones.
Add the Richberry twist
Just before your first sip, chew 2–3 Richberry halves gently and let them linger for about 30 seconds. Discard any pit, then taste how the sour notes turn sweet.

Richberry changes the taste, not the drink: a cocktail may taste softer, but it is just as strong. Please enjoy it responsibly.