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Ingredients

• 60 ml alcohol-free whiskey alternative (or strong, cooled black tea)
• 1½ tsp Maple syrup
• 1 piece wide strip of orange peel
• 1 cocktail cherry (optional)
• ice, plus 1 large cube to serve

Method

1. Put a large ice cube in a rocks glass to chill it.
2. Add the alcohol-free whiskey and maple syrup to a mixing glass or jug with plenty of ice and stir for about 20 seconds, until cold and very slightly diluted.
3. Strain over the big cube.
4. Squeeze the orange peel over the glass, skin side down, to spray its oils across the top, rub it round the rim and drop it in with the cherry.

Tips

• Angostura bitters are about 45% alcohol, so they are left out here; look for bottles labelled alcohol-free bitters if you want that spiced edge.
• No zero-proof whiskey? Brew a black tea bag (lapsang souchong for smokiness) in 80 ml boiling water for 5 min and cool it completely.

Sources

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