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Bourbon Chai Cocktail Recipe - Saveur.com
I would like a daily cup of this, please. Adding booze to my favorite nonalcoholic cold-weather drink? Genius.
Ingredients
FOR THE CHAI:
8 bags black tea, paper and string removed
8 green cardamom pods, crushed
8 whole allspice berries, crushed
8 whole black peppercorns, crushed
8 whole cloves
3 star anise
2 whole cinnamon sticks
½ whole nutmeg, chopped
2” piece of fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped, seeds and pod reserved
6 cups hot water
6 cups unsweetened almond milk
⅓ cup honey or agave
1 cup spice-forward bourbon, like Maker’s MarkDirections
1. Make the chai: In a 4-quart saucepan, combine tea, spices, ginger, and vanilla bean seeds and pod with 6 cups hot water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and add almond milk and honey or agave, whisking to combine. Return to a simmer, remove from heat, and allow to steep 10-15 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth-lined strainer, pressing down on solids to extract flavors.
2. Transfer the chai to a heat-proof serving vessel (like an earthenware pitcher) and stir in bourbon. Alternately, ladle chai into 8 individual mugs and portion 1 oz. bourbon into each. - notesurl blog comments powered by Disqus
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