Mixology: Last Call on Bourbon Street Cocktail Recipe

By: Anna Stone, Beverage Manager, Mohonk Mountain House

Updated February 4, 2025

Each month, Mohonk bartenders compete to create a specialty craft cocktail for our mountain resort. They are given one key ingredient, or theme, which must be featured in their seasonal creations. With the theme of Mardi Gras, a select group of lucky Mohonk employees got to taste, discuss, and vote on the winning “Cocktail of the Month.”

Last Call on Bourbon Street

Revel in the three colors at Mardi Gras as you sip this fragrant cocktail. Aromatic bergamot blends with vanilla and caramel from the bourbon, while blackberries lend a fruity twist. A hint of absinthe pays tribute to the NOLA classic, the Sazerac.

By Abe Kim

Ingredients

• 4-5 Blackberries
• 2oz Earl Grey Infused Makers Mark
• 1/2oz Crème de Cassis
• 1/2oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2oz Honey Syrup
• 1 rinse Pernod Absinthe

Method

Muddle berries with lemon and honey, add alcohol, shake over ice, double-strain into an absinthe-rinsed glass over a single large rock. Garnish with blackberries, lemon twist, and lime twist.

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