AUTUMN SMOKE COCKTAIL RECIPE
Erica Sagon
Lapsang souchong, a smoky black tea, combined with pear juice, cinnamon and our Tiki Rum gives this cocktail its amazing fireside flavor. Cardinal bartender Stella Snyder shows us how to shake it up.
AUTUMN SMOKE
By Stella Snyder
1.5 ounces Cardinal Spirits Tiki Rum
1.5 ounces pear juice
3/4 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce lapsang souchong simple syrup*
dash cinnamon bitters
Shake with ice; pour the liquid and ice into a cocktail glass and garnish with a cinnamon stick.
*To make lapsang souchong simple syrup: combine 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, and 2 bags of lapsang souchong tea in a saucepan. Simmer for 5 minutes. Let cool, then remove tea bags.