Cocktail & Other Recipes By Spirit Bourbon Cocktails

Old Oscar Tea

Written by
Ryan Puckett

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz Woodford Reserve Double Oaked bourbon
  • 1 1/2 oz Roasted barley ginger tea*
  • 3/4 oz Fino sherry
  • 1/2 oz Yellow Chartreuse
  • 1/2 oz Sorghum syrup
  • 3 dashes Bittercube Jamaican #1 bitters
  • Garnish: Small bunch of mint, bound by a channel of lemon

Steps

  1. Combine all ingredients in a pre-iced mixing glass, pouring the bourbon last, and stir until properly diluted and chilled (usually 40 to 50 rotations).

  2. Place a Julep strainer over the glass, and pour over ice into a rocks glass.

  3. For the garnish, cut a long channel out of an unwaxed lemon with a channel knife.

  4. Wrap the channel around the base of a small bunch of mint, and tie into a simple knot.