Sweet Sap Tea Mocktail

with Gist | Viroqua, Wisconsin

Recipe submitted by Gist.

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Serves: 2

Ingredients:

1 ounce pure maple syrup (Maple Valley or B&E’s are our favorites!)

4 ounces fresh squeezed orange juice (about 2 medium oranges)

2 wide strips of fresh orange peel

8 ounces GIST Oolong with Calendula

Few dashes orange bitters

Ice

Make it a cocktail: 4 ounces La Crosse Distilling Co. High Rye Light Whiskey

Preparation:

1. Before juicing oranges, use a paring knife or off-set peeler to peel a large strip of orange peel over two rocks glasses.

2. Fold and press a peel over each glass to release oils and toss a peel in each glass. Juice oranges.

3. Combine maple syrup, orange juice and optional booze in a quart jar with a lid.

4. Fill with ice and shake for 15 seconds. Stir in Gist and pour contents into prepared glasses with ice, top with a few dashes orange bitters and enjoy!

Recipe by Dani Lind. Photography by Jim Klousia