Step one: Buy tamarind concentrate.
Step two: Make this cocktail.
Step three: Figure out what else you can do with the tamarind.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 4
Ingredients
Palm sugar syrup:
1/3 cup palm sugar or light brown sugar
Cocktail:
6 ounces bourbon
4 ounces fresh lime juice
2 ounces tamarind concentrate
Orange wedges and maraschino cherries (for serving)
Ingredient info: Tamarind concentrate is available at Asian markets or online.
Preparation
For palm sugar syrup:
Step 1
Bring palm sugar and 1/3 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved. Let cool.
For cocktail:
Step 2
For each cocktail, combine 1 1/2 ounces bourbon, 1 ounce lime juice, 1 ounce palm sugar syrup, and 1/2 ounce tamarind concentrate in a cocktail shaker; fill shaker with ice and shake until outside is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice and serve with an orange wedge and a cherry.