WINE + SPIRITS
HIGH TEA HERE’S A CONCOCTION TO WARM YOUR HEART— AND MAYBE CURE WHAT AILS YOU. Fernet Branca, the Italian liqueur quaffed by Michael Caine in the 2012 movie The Dark Knight Rises, is said to be good for stomachaches. It’s made from a secret recipe with 27 herbs and other ingredients. But if you own some, you can combine it with English breakfast tea and honey, as they like to do in the Caribbean—and that recipe’s no secret! It’s happily shared by Warren Bobrow, creator of the Cocktail Whisperer blog, from his collection of “restorative” drinks, just in time for the coming autumn chill. (For more such recipes, see Bobrow's book Apothecary Cocktails.)
FERNET BRANCA WITH ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA AND RAW HONEY Serves 2
INGREDIENTS
■ 3 oz. Fernet Branca ■ Pot of strong English breakfast tea (about 2 cups) ■ 2 Tbs. raw honey
DIRECTIONS
■ Preheat two mugs by filling them with boiling water; discard the water after a few seconds. ■ Add 1½ ounces of Fernet Branca to each mug. ■ Fill the mugs with tea, and stir a tablespoon of honey into each mug. ■ Lean back, sip slowly and let the healing begin.
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