Food Culture of the South
recipe 
yields
Makes 1 cocktail
1½ ounces Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey
1 ounce Triple Crown Syrup (recipe follows)
½ ounce Ramazzotti Aperitivo Rosato
1 piece hibiscus flower in syrup, drained and halved (for garnish)
1 piece orange peel, a strip with pith removed (for garnish)
3 parts Rare Tea Cellars Earl Grey Tea
1-part Rare Tea Cellars Mint Meritage Tea
32 ounces (by volume) Granulated Sugar
32 fluid ounces Hot Water
ingredients
Triple Crown Syrup
steps
- Fill a glass mixer with ice. Add Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey, Syrup and Rosato.
- Stir with a cocktail spoon. Strain into a rocks glass over a large cube.
- Garnish with hibiscus flower and orange zest.
Triple Crown Syrup
- Put tea into tea sachets (if available).
- Layer into sugar.
- Top with hot water.
- Stir occasionally to dissolve sugar. A
- llow to steep until cool. Strain out tea/tea sachets.
Date Published: 05.14.21
