Lapsang Souchong
Smoky tea brewed in a coffee siphon. It wants precision and real equipment, and it repays both.
9ozIrish Coffee holds 9 oz of liquidHot drinks, no ice, so it fills closer to the brim.Build
| gin | 2 oz60 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml |
| Calvados | ⅜ oz11 ml⅛ oz5.5 ml¼ oz8 ml½ oz15 ml |
| Simple Syrup | ½ oz15 ml¼ oz7.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml⅝ oz20 ml |
| water | 6 ⅛ oz180 ml3 oz90 ml4 ⅝ oz135 ml7 ½ oz220 ml9 oz265 ml |
| applewood chips | 13 g (about ½ oz)13 g |
| almonds | 11 g (about ⅜ oz)11 g |
| loose-leaf lapsang souchong tea | 8 g (about ¼ oz)8 g |
| lemon peel | 1 |
| orange peel | 1 |
| apple slice | 1 |
| chopped fresh rosemary | Pinch |
Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.
Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.
Already built on your 2 oz60 ml pour.
Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.
Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.
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Preparations
Simple Syrup20 minutessee method
Place 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan and bring it to boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove the pan from heat and let the syrup cool completely before using or storing.
Method
- Add the liquids to the bowl of the coffee siphon. Put the rest in the upper chamber and gently brew for 2 minutes.
- Pour the drink into a Hot Toddy glass.
- Note: The book writes this one in metric to honor its precision. The solids are weighed, so they stay in grams whichever measurement you have chosen.
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