Big Smoke

By OcadoLife
If you’re after a special low/no party drink, look no further than this Big Smoke sipper from Denise Hamilton-Mace – founder of mindful drinking hub Low No Drinker. “This has a sophisticated smoky edge thanks to the…
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Ingredients

4 total
  • 100ml runny honey
  • 1 lapsang souchong teabag, brewed to make 100ml tea, then cooled
  • 25ml Mother Root Non-Alcoholic Ginger Aperitif
  • ½ lemon, 15ml juice, plus a twist of peel

Method

2 steps
  1. Step 1

    Make a honey syrup: add the honey to 50ml water and mix well to dissolve (chill in an airtight jar for up to 1 month).

  2. Step 2

    In a cocktail shaker, combine the Mother Root (shake the bottle 8 times before pouring), 15ml of the syrup, the lemon juice and the cooled tea; shake well. Strain over ice into a lowball glass and garnish with the lemon twist.