I am a HUGE Game of Thrones fan and the night of the season 8 premier my boyfriend and I decided to have a GoT themed dinner and cocktails. To understand the depth of our obsession, we even bought Johnnie Walker's White Walker blended scotch whisky for this recipe, but any whisky would work. It's a limited release to get your hands on it before it sells out!
This cocktail is called "The Lioness", courtesy of Buzzfeed. It's the perfect blend of sweet and tangy.
Ingredients (1 serving):
2 oz whisky
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz simple syrup (sugar + water)
Red wine, such as cab sauvignon
Directions:
Make simple syrup by combining equal parts sugar and water in a small sauce pan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add whisky, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Shake. Add a few ice cubes to a rocks glass (I used a wine glass) and strain the cocktail into the glass. Gently pour wine over top so it sits on top. The densities are different so they won't blend.
Just a little #funfact: whisky is typically made in Scotland, while whiskey with an extra "e" is made in the U.S.A..