Blue Ridge Buck- a Charlottesville, VA twist on the Kentucky Buck

Blue Ridge Buck

½ a fresh peach plus one slice for garnish

dash ginger simple syrup

½ oz lemon juice

2 oz bourbon (omit for a mocktail)

a few dashes peach bitters

Ginger Beer to fill glass

Garnish: peach slice and lemon wheel

Make: Muddle peach, ginger simple, lemon juice, and bitters in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass and top with ginger beer. The spicer the ginger beer the better!

Ginger Simple

1-2 pieces of 1 inch fresh ginger chunks

1 cup white granulated sugar

1 cup water

Make: peel and grate the ginger. Add the ginger, sugar, and water to a saucepan and heat to a boil. Once boiled, reduce heat to low and let simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Strain and store the mixture in the fridge.