Shake the dust from the modern art distillery

1 1/2 ounces Distillery of Modern Art Nouveau gin

1 1/2 ounces ginger liqueur (see recipe)

1/2 ounce fresh lime juice

Carbonated water

A sprig of mint, to decorate

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the gin, ginger liqueur and lime juice. Shake vigorously, then strain over fresh ice into an old-fashioned glass. Top up with soda water and garnish with mint.

For 1 person.

Per serving with 2 ounces of sparkling water: 220 calories (percent of calories from fat, 1), trace protein, 21 grams carbohydrate, 16 grams total sugars, trace fiber, trace total fat (not saturated fat), no cholesterol, 2 milligrams sodium.

Ginger liqueur

The Distillery of Modern Art uses its corn whiskey to make the ginger liqueur used in Kick the Dust Up. Bar manager Trey Jones offers two other liqueur-based cocktail suggestions: a penicillin variation, made by combining blended Scotch and a single malt whisky with lemon juice, honey syrup and ginger liqueur, as well as a ginger margarita made with silver tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice and ginger liqueur.

1 cup of water

1/4 pound fresh ginger, peeled and chopped

1 cup granulated sugar

3 tablespoons of honey

2 allspice berries

1 cup corn whiskey from Modern Art Distillery

2 strips of orange peel

In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil over high heat. Add ginger, sugar, honey and allspice berries. Boil for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Pour into a quart jar, then add whiskey and orange zest. Cover and let sit for 48 hours. Strain liqueur into a clean glass bottle, discarding solids. Liqueur will keep for two months at room temperature.

Makes 20 ounces (2 1/2 cups).

Per 1 1/2 ounces: 118 calories (percent of calories from fat, 1), trace protein, 20 grams carbohydrate, 15 grams total sugars, trace fiber, trace total fat (not saturated fat), no cholesterol, 2 milligrams sodium.

From the menu of … Modern Art Distillery, 2197 Irvindale Drive, Chamblee; 404-482-2663, distilleryofmodernart.com.

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