If you choose to add ginger, you could also add very small pieces of stem ginger in syrup (available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods sections of some supermarkets).

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Found at Rouge in MGM Grand, the Ginger Bulleit combines Bulleit Bourbon, which dates back to 1800, with fresh muddled lemons and simple syrup.

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