"During my early career as a touring musician, I needed to find more remedial ways to stay healthy. Echinacea tea, honey, and ginger root all became musts in my arsenal of Gypsy medicine." —Giuseppe Capolupo, Bar Marco, Pittsburgh
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 1 Servings
Ingredients
2
teaspoons finely chopped fresh ginger
1
teaspoon honey
½
ounce green Chartreuse liqueur
½
unaged grappa (such as Nardini) or other white spirit (such as white whiskey)
¼
ounce fresh lemon juice
¼
ounce liquid echinacea extract
2
dashes Angostura bitters
1
cinnamon stick
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Preparation
Bring ginger, honey, and 6 oz. water to a simmer in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve honey; remove from heat and let steep 5 minutes. Combine Chartreuse, grappa, lemon juice, echinacea extract, and bitters in a warm mug; strain ginger infusion into mug. Garnish with cinnamon stick.