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      Title: The Buckley
 Categories: Alcohol, Beverages
      Yield: 1 Drink
 
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     20    Fresh sage leaves
      1 c  Sugar
      1 c  Water

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    3/4 oz Sage syrup
      1 oz Gin
    1/2 oz Cocchi Aperitivo Americano
           -or Lillet Blanc
    3/4 oz Freshly squeezed lime juice
    1/4 oz Campari
           Sage leaf; for garnish
 
  For the sage simple syrup. In a small pot, combine sage leaves,
  sugar, and water. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to moderately low
  and simmer until aromatic and slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
  Allow syrup to cool, then pour through a fine-mesh sieve and discard
  the sage. Keeps in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1
  week.
  
  In a cocktail shaker, combine 3/4 oz sage simple syrup with the gin,
  Cocchi Aperitivo Americano, and lime juice. Fill the shaker with ice
  and shake vigorously until completely mixed, about 20 seconds. Strain
  into a chilled champagne coupe, then slowly add the Campari so that
  it settles at the bottom of the glass. Garnish with a fresh sage leaf.
  
  Recipe by Ben Clemons, Bar 308, Nashville, Epicurious 3/2012
 
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