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    The Event DNA
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    The Event DNA

    Smoked cedar & wild berry whisky sour with Douglas fir syrup — Haida Gwaii in a glass

    Born on Haida Gwaii — if you wanted something, you figured out how to make it happen

    Why this cocktail? Born on Haida Gwaii, Tahira learned resourcefulness before events. This cedar-smoked whisky sour is her origin in a glass.

    The Story

    Tahira was born on Haida Gwaii, a remote archipelago where her family fished, grew vegetables, and baked bread. If you wanted something, you figured out how to make it happen. This whisky sour is smoked over cedar, sweetened with Douglas fir syrup, and brightened with wild berries — the Pacific Northwest coast in a glass, resourceful and wild.

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    Prep: 7 minYield: 1 cocktail

    Ingredients

    • 2 oz Canadian rye whisky
    • 1 oz lemon juice
    • 0.5 oz Douglas fir syrup
    • Wild berries (huckleberry, blackberry)
    • Egg white
    • Cedar plank (for smoking)

    Preparation

    1. 1.Dry shake whisky, lemon, fir syrup, and egg white.
    2. 2.Add ice and shake again.
    3. 3.Light cedar plank, capture smoke in glass, then strain cocktail in.
    4. 4.Garnish with wild berries.