THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE

• DESCRIPTION

  A low ABV cocktail featuring a custom blend of Johnnie Walker High Rye inspired tea.

• RECIPE

  0.25 oz Lemon

  0.25 oz 2:1 Honey Syrup

  0.75 oz 1:1 Fig Leaf Syrup

  1 oz Palo Cortado Sherry

  1 oz Johnnie Walker High Rye Blended Scotch

  3 oz Custom Johnnie Walker High Rye Cold Brew Tea

  Red Wine float

• PREPARATION

  Ensuring all your ingredients are very cold, combine everything except the red wine into an ISI soda siphon and charge twice with CO2 cartridges. Let sit for 5mins, release the pressure and pour over ice in a Collins glass. Top with a float of red wine and garnish.

• GLASSWARE

  Collins glass

• GARNISH

  Orange and cherry flag made by wrapping an orange twist around a cherry and skewering through the middle.

• ICE

  Tall spear or cubes

• FIG LEAF SYRUP

  75g dried fig leaves

  1qt white sugar

  1 qt hot water

  Steep leaves in hot water for 5-15 min (to taste). Pass through chinois, add Sugar and adjust to 50 brix.

• HIGH RYE COLD BREW TEA

  For 100g Tea:

  25g Heavily Smoked Lapsang Souchong

  25g Milky Oolong

  10g Gunpowder Pinhead

  10g Orange Pekoe

  10g Fruit + Spice

  10g Green Apple Green Mint

  5g Black Vanilla

  5g Toasted Almond

  Ratio of 50g tea :1000g room temp water. In the fridge 24hrs. Stir every 6-10 hrs and taste for tannins and concentration.