Tea in Toronto

Name: Tea in Toronto
Ingredients: 2 oz Rittenhouse Rye Bottled-In-Bond; 0.5 oz Fernet Branca; 0.5 oz Earl Grey Syrup; 2 dash(es) Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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Submitted on: February 7, 2023

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After Dinner

Sometimes all you can do after a trying weekend is mix yourself something strong. The original Toronto fits that bill for me tonight. But I also wanted to soften the fernet punch a tad, adding a earl grey syrup in place of the usual simple and adding a mint spring instead of a lemon peel to play nice with fernet’s minty kick.

Ingredients

2 oz
Rittenhouse Rye Bottled-In-Bond

0.5 oz
Fernet Branca

0.5 oz
Earl Grey Syrup

2 dash(es)
Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Mint Sprig

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 26% ABV (estimate)

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Editor's Note

Earl Grey syrup adds a floral, bergamot-scented bridge between spicy rye and the mentholated bite of Fernet-Branca. A sophisticated, aromatic twist on a classic.