You’ve never had anything like this rich bourbon cocktail. The peanut base makes it creamy, spicy, and salty.
—From BETWEEN HARLEM AND HEAVEN
West African Peanut Punch
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients
¾ cup roasted peanuts
1 ½ cups bourbon
¼ cup chile honey (store bought, or you can make your own by warming 1 cup honey with 1 tbsp. chile powder for 5 minutes and then letting it cool)
Roasted peanuts, for garnish
Preparation
- Put the peanuts and 2 cups water in a blender. Blend on high until the mixture is completely smooth.
- Strain into a large chilled pitcher. Stir in the bourbon and honey, making sure the honey is completely dissolved.
- Serve over ice and garnish with roasted peanuts.
Excerpted from BETWEEN HARLEM AND HEAVEN by JJ Johnson and Alexander Smalls. Copyright © 2018. Reprinted with permission from Flatiron Books. All rights reserved.Garden & Gun has affiliate partnerships and may receive a portion of sales when a reader clicks to buy a product. All products are independently selected by the G&G editorial team.