OK, so this is interesting. I "created" what I thought was an original cocktail that turned out to be really delicious. So simple was the idea that I thought, hmm, I wonder if anyone else has done this. I did a web search for the ingredients and found a picture of a cocktail called "The Expatriate", but it didn't list measurements, only ingredients. It turns out, however, as I discovered doing a search for "Expatriate cocktail", there is another, apparently more well-known cocktail with the same name but NONE of the same ingredients. So I had to dig a little deeper if I wanted to find the Expatriate I was concerned with. I finally found it, and discovered that our recipes vary in measurements slightly, and in how the mint is used. My recipe first:
[Untitled-because-I-daren't] Cocktail
1.5 oz. bourbon
3/4 oz. mint simple syrup (thanks Dad)
3/4 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Shake with ice and strain into a coupe
The Expatriate
2 oz. bourbon
1 oz. simple syrup
3/4 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters
A handful of fresh mint
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a coupe
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