The brainchild of Alex Howell, of Chattanooga’s Easy Bistro & Bar, this vodka-centered sip blends sweet with sour and takes inspiration from a few Southern experts. “The Silly Kitty happened thanks to our friends at Cathead Distillery in Mississippi, and was inspired by the Tipsy Cat by Mary Ann Dwyer at Bay Street Biergarten in Charleston,” Howell says.
Silly Kitty
Mississippi-made Cathead honeysuckle vodka gives this sweet-and-sour cocktail from Chattanooga’s Easy Bistro & Bar serious appeal
photo: Courtesy of Easy Bar & Bistro
Ingredients
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1½ oz. Cathead Honeysuckle vodka
½ oz. fresh lemon juice
¼ oz. Yellow Chartreuse
¼ oz. simple syrup
2 dashes Bittermens Hopped Grapefruit bitters
Cucumber slice (for garnish)
Preparation
Combine all ingredients. Add ice and shake until chilled. Serve in a coupe and garnish with a cucumber wheel.
Recipe from Alex Howell of Easy Bistro & Bar in Chattanooga, Tennessee
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