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Ingredients
- 2 ounces rum Use a good quality, aged rum
- 1/2 ounce Spiced black tea syrup recipe below
- 1/2 ounce Grand Marnier
- 1/2 ounce lime juice freshly squeezed in possible
- lime wedge to garnish cocktail
Spiced Black Tea Syrup
- 5 cups water
- 4 cups sugar
- 1 wedge lime
- 1 tablespoon Allspice berries toasted and crushed
- 1 teaspoon clove whole
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper coarsely crushed
- 1/2 each vanilla bean split lengthwise
- 3 tablespoons black tea Full bodied rich tea such as Keemun, Yunnan or low grown Ceylon
Servings: cocktail
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and string into rocks glass with fresh ice cubes. Garnish with lime wedge or orange zest.
Spiced Black Tea Syrup
- Stir water and sugar in a saucepan. Squeeze in lime juice. Add allspice, clove, pepper and vanilla bean
- Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Immediately reduce to simmer until light syrup forms.
- Remove from heat and stir in the tea leaves. Allow to sit until cool. Strain well and discard the spices and tea.
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