The third in our series of bespoke Valentine's Day cocktails. Smoke and Spice was created by Black Cow for D, from H.
The magic of cocktails is that you can bottle a time or a place, revisiting them at any time through their flavours. This short, smoky number is full spice, yet of the quiet kind; made for somebody with an unrivalled kindness, particularly this year. Spending most days caring for others in intensive care wards, thousands of miles from home, it takes a special person to still come home with a smile.
Ingredients
The cocktail
Black Cow, 50ml
Lemon juice, 20ml
Smoky syrup, 15ml
Fresh lemongrass, to garnish
Lemon thyme, to garnish
Kaffir leaf, to garnish
The smoky syrup
Lapsang Souchong, loose leaf, 15g
Fresh ginger, chopped, 1/4
Star anise, 1
Honey, 1 cup
Water, 1 cup
Step by step
The smoky syrup
Add all of the ingredients to a pan on a simmer for 5 minutes, this will allow the honey to dissolve and the tea to infuse. Then strain and bottle.
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The cocktail
Shake all the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker with ice.
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Strain and pour into a coupe glass.
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Garnish with fresh lemongrass, a sprig or two of lemon thyme and a kaffir leaf.
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