Name: Smoky Old Bastard
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Whisk(e)y - Bourbon whiskey; 1 Lapsang Souchong tea (cold); 7.5 ml Maple syrup; 2 Boker's bitters

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

STIR half the bourbon, tea bag and four ice cubes in glass for 60 seconds. Remove tea bag, add maple syrup and bitters, and STIR some more. Add more ice and the rest of the bourbon. STIR lots more and add more ice.

2 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
1 bag	Lapsang Souchong tea (cold)
1/4 fl oz	Maple syrup
2 dash	Boker's bitters
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Review:

Lapsang souchong flavours and dry tannins are balanced by maple syrup and fortified with bourbon.

History:

Created in 2011 by Craig Toone at Glovers Bar in Merseyside, England who says of his drink, "'Smoky' obviously refers to the distinctive tea flavour and the bastard refers to the bastardisation of the classic drink [Old Fashioned]."

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Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
30.07% alc./vol. (60.14° proof)
20.5 grams of pure alcohol

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