The Nebraskan
Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients
For the cocktail
1 serving
• 60 ml Vodka
• 20 ml corn simple syrup
• 15 ml fresh sweet corn milk
• 30 ml ginger beer
• pinch of cayenne
• fresh cracked black pepper
• Garnish: half-roasted corn, lemon thyme
For the Corn Simple Syrup
• 2 cups of water
• 2 cups of sugar
• 2 ears of corn
For the Sweet Corn Milk
• 1 ear of corn
Instructions
For the Corn Simple Syrup
Husk the corn and, using a sharp knife, cut the kernels off the ears of the corn. In a small pot, bring the water, sugar, and corn kernels to a boil. Allow the mixture to simmer and reduce a bit so you get a syrup. Strain out the liquids via a cheesecloth or mesh strainer. Store in the fridge in a sealed container.
For the Corn Milk
Husk the corn. Using a sharp knife, cut the kernels off the ear of corn. Place the raw kernels into a food processor and process until pureed. Strain the liquids out by squeezing the corn through a cheesecloth or mesh strainer. Store in the fridge in a sealed container.
For the Cocktail
Place the corn milk, syrup, vodka, pepper, and salt into a shaker with ice. Shake until well mixed, strain into a cocktail coupe, and top with ginger beer. Float a pinch of cayenne on top of the drink. Add a wheel of roasted corn and lemon thyme.
Enjoy!
