The Suffering Bastard is a 1940s tiki standby that was originally made with bourbon and gin as its base. This variation utilizes cask-strength True Blue corn whiskey from Balcones Distilling in Waco, with a nod to that city's famous teetotaling population.

Ingredients

　　1 1/2 ounces Balcones True Blue Cask Strength Corn Whisky

　　1 ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin

　　1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice

　　Dash of Angostura bitters

　　2 ounces Maine Root ginger beer

　　Lime wheel, for garnish

　　Build the liquid ingredients over crushed ice in a double Old Fashioned glass or goblet; stir or swizzle to mix. Garnish with the lime wheel.

　　Reprinted with permission from Tipsy Texan: Spirits and Cocktails from the Lone Star State by David Alan, © 2013 Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC