Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Chantal Tseng | Washington, D.C.

chantal tseng cocktail recipe

This drink is proof that you can give your hot toddy an avant-garde turn without too much extra work. Here, a combination of bergamot-accented Earl Grey and smoky scotch commingles with the X-factor addition of allspice dram, which offers a bear-hug of warm spice notes in one small dose.

Reprinted with permission from Winter Drinks by the Editors of PUNCH, copyright © 2018. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Penguin Random House.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 4 ounces hot Earl Grey tea
  • 4 ounces hot Earl Grey tea
  • 1 1/2 ounces peated blended Scotch
  • 1 1/2 ounces peated blended Scotch
  • 1/2 ounce honey syrup (see Editor's note)
  • 1/2 ounce honey syrup (see Editor's note)
  • 1/4 ounce St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
  • 1/4 ounce St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
  • 1/4 ounce lemon juice
  • 1/4 ounce lemon juice

Garnish: scorched star anise pod

Directions
  1. Combine the tea, scotch, honey syrup, allspice dram, and lemon juice in a clear tempered mug and stir gently to combine.
  2. Garnish with a scorched star anise pod.
Editor's Note

Honey Syrup
1 cup honey
1 cup hot water

Combine the honey and hot water in a heat-safe jar and stir to combine, about 1 minute. Store in the fridge for up to 1 month.

Garnish
To scorch the star anise, gently char a star anise pod with a kitchen torch, match, or open flame.