Colts Neck Toddy Cocktail

Name: Colts Neck Toddy Cocktail
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 1 oz. apple brandy, such as Laird's available at Drink Up NY; 1 ⁄ 2 oz. fresh lemon juice; 1 ⁄ 2 oz. maple syrup; 1 ⁄ 2 oz. Cardamaro; 1 ⁄ 8 oz. decanter bitters, preferably Bitter Truth Jerry Tomas' Own, available at Chelsea Wine Vault; 1 slice lemon; 5 whole cloves; 1 ⁄ 2 oz. barrel-strength bourbon, preferrably George T. Stagg, available at Twenty Twenty Wine Merchants

Serves
makes 1 cocktail

TODD COLEMAN

This warming drink gets a bittersweet accent from Cardamaro, a cardoon-flavored digestif. This recipe first appeared in our Jan/Feb 2013 issue along with our article Flaming Cocktails.

Ingredients

1 oz. apple brandy, such as Laird's available at Drink Up NY
¹⁄₂ oz. fresh lemon juice
¹⁄₂ oz. maple syrup
¹⁄₂ oz. Cardamaro
¹⁄₈ oz. decanter bitters, preferably Bitter Truth Jerry Tomas' Own, available at Chelsea Wine Vault
1 slice lemon
5 whole cloves
¹⁄₂ oz. barrel-strength bourbon, preferrably George T. Stagg, available at Twenty Twenty Wine Merchants

Instructions

Step 1

In a tempered-glass mug, stir together brandy, juice, syrup, Cardamaro, bitters, and 3 oz. hot water. Stud lemon slice with cloves and add to mug. Float bourbon on top; ignite.