How to make the Cloak Bar’s Chartreuse Swizzle
How to make the Cloak Bar’s Chartreuse Swizzle
At Marben’s basement speakeasy, old-timey cocktails are inspired by recipes from the 17th and 18th centuries. Here, bartender Tao Zrafi shares the recipe for his Chartreuse Swizzle
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Chartreuse Swizzle
Ingredients
45 mL green Chartreuse
10 mL sweetened lapsang souchong tea (a wood-smoked black Chinese variety available at David’s Tea)
10 mL orgeat (available at Queen West’s BYOB)
30 mL lime juice
Method
1. Fill a tall Collins glass three-quarters of the way with pebbled or crushed ice, and stir.
2. Top with 15 to 20 shakes of Angostura bitters and a sprig of mint.
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Chartreuse Swizzle
Ingredients
45 mL green Chartreuse
10 mL sweetened lapsang souchong tea (a wood-smoked black Chinese variety available at David’s Tea)
10 mL orgeat (available at Queen West’s BYOB)
30 mL lime juice
Method
1. Fill a tall Collins glass three-quarters of the way with pebbled or crushed ice, and stir.
2. Top with 15 to 20 shakes of Angostura bitters and a sprig of mint.){kind=link}