Healing Mule Recipe

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Healing Mule Recipe

Created by: Cagatay Zengin, Bartender, Entwine Bar, New York, NY.

Recipe:

  • 2 slices of fresh ginger
  • 1 ounce Amaro Montenegro
  • 1/4 ounce simple syrup
  • 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
  • 1 ounce unsweetened cold black tea
  • 2 ounces Monkey Shoulder blended Scotch
  • 1 ounce seltzer water
  • Lemon wheel with ginger candy and mint leaves, for garnish

Directions:

  1. Muddle the ginger slices finely, then add the Amaro Montenegro and the simple syrup, then vigorously dry shake.
  2. Add the rest of the ingredients  — omitting the seltzer water— and hard shake for 15 seconds.
  3. Add the seltzer to the shaker and double strain it into the mug on a few one inch sized ice cubes.
  4. Garnish with a lemon wheel, ginger candy and mint leaves.

Inspiration:

I created this cocktail for my wife, who likes refreshing and easy-to-drink beverages. The combination of black tea and fresh ginger was one of the things that pushed me to create this drink, and the addition of Amaro Montenegro gave it perfect balance.

Cagatay Zengin

Cagatay Zengin

Originally from Turkey, Cagatay Zengin studied chemical engineering before moving NYC. He started to work at Entwine Bar as a cook, and then worked his way up to the role of bartender and shortly after became a mixologist. His passion is classic cocktails, but he also loves to create modernized versions. One of his great joys in life is being behind the bar and connecting with people in his adopted homeland of the Big Apple.