The Exotic Teapot

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Serve in a Wine glass

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Irish whiskey
2 1⁄2 oz Rooibos tea (cold)
1⁄3 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1⁄12 oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Wine glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of no garnish required.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Rooibos tea and Irish whiskey complement each other in this full-flavoured cocktail which we prefer when served over ice.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Jameson Ambassador, Ronan Collins. Ronan's original recipe specifies Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Exotic Teapot contains 167 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 12.06% alc./vol. (12.06° proof)
  • 16.6 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
12th August 2023 at 17:11
Am I crazy, or does this have an unmistakably ice cream flavor to it? Vanilla, or butter pecan, or even a mint chocolate??. I can't decide which... The rooibos is very much present, but just wonderfully balanced with the other ingredients. (12 Aug 2023, 1:11p)
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