by Andrew Chalk
FROM THE WIRES...
Rocky Mountain Toddy
2 oz Stranahan’s Original
6 oz hot brewed chamomile tea
Honey to taste
Squeeze of fresh lemon juice
Angostura Bitters
Instructions: Combine Stranahan’s Original and brewed chamomile tea in a glass mug. Add in honey to taste. Top with a dash of Angostura Bitters. Stir and garnish with a clove-studded lemon wheel.
Mile-High Manhattan
1.5 oz Stranahan’s Original
.75 oz Sweet Vermouth
.75 oz Italian Bitter (Campari)
2 dashes chocolate bitters
Instructions: Combine Stranahan’s Original, Sweet Vermouth, Italian Bitter and stir. Pour into coupe glass and garnish with brandied cherry.
American Old Fashioned
2 oz Stranahan’s Original
1 brown sugar cube
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Pinch grated cinnamon
Instructions: Muddle sugar cube, cinnamon and Angostura Bitters in base of shaker. Add Stranahan’s Original and shake with ice. Fine strain into ice-filled rocks glass and garnish with orange twist and cinnamon stick.
Sample.