The Ray of Sunshine Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 ounce aged rum
• 1 ounce whiskey (bourbon or Scotch)
• ½ ounce lemon juice
• ½ ounce ginger syrup (recipe follows)
• Topped with soda water

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients (except soda water) in a cocktail shaker, add ice, and shake until chilled.
2. Strain over ice into a Highball or Collins glass. Top with soda water, and garnish with an expressed lemon peel.

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Updated: 2020-09-16

Ginger syrup Ingredients

• 2 cups unpeeled, washed, fresh ginger, roughly chopped
• 2 cups sugar
• 6 cups water

Ginger syrup Directions

1. Blend the ginger chunks in a food processor or blender until finely chopped.
2. Place in a large pot on medium heat with the sugar and water and stir.
3. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer over medium-low heat and cook for 1 hour until a rich syrup is created.
4. Strain the syrup twice through cheesecloth or a sieve into a large bottle and refrigerate.