Smoke and Mirrors

Smoke and Mirrors

By Jermaine Whitehead

• 3 oz. of chilled Harney and Sons Smoke Black tea *
• 1 oz. Lemon juice
• .75 oz. Simple syrup
• Dry Ginger Soda

Add tea, lemon juice and simple syrup into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake hard for 15 seconds. Strain into a lowball glass filled with ice. Top with ginger soda. Garnish with lemon peel.

Sidebar: If you want to impress yourself or your guests with this drink consider garnishing with a cinnamon stick with a burnt end. Simply use a kitchen torch to light a small portion of the cinnamon stick on fire. Gently blow out the flame and place on top of the glass.

* If you don’t have the Harney and Sons Smoke Black Tea you can use any strong black tea as a substitute.