by Dheeraj Chatlani
Difficulty Level: Easy +
The perfect cocktail for, you guessed it, sitting by the fire! Grab a warm blanket, turn on you favorite Christmas movie and sit back and sip on this delicious winter warmer.
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1 oz. Vitae Spirits Smoked Rum
0.5 oz Carpano Antica Vermouth
1 oz Orange Juice
0.5 oz lemon juice
1 oz Earl Grey Tea
0.5 oz Cinnamon Simple syrup*
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Cinnamon Simple Syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1 cups water
1 stick Ceylon Cinnamon
- Bring water, sugar, and cinnamon to a rolling boil, take off heat, let steep for 3-5 hours.
- Store in Ball Jar in the fridge for up to 2 months
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Option 1:
- Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake and serve in rocks glass with fresh ice
Option 2:
- Add all ingredients except Carpano into a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake and serve in rocks glass with fresh ice
- Take a bar spoon, hold upside down just above ice, and carefully pour Carpono over the spoon. This should create a layer of Carpano on top of the cocktail. This is known as a floater. The different liquids will stay separate until you stir the cocktail creating a layered effect.