Recipes

Pearman's Toddy

November 21, 2013

Laced with cinnamon, lemon, and Angostura bitters, this gin-based drink from Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue is a brisk, warming twist on a toddy.

Pearman's Toddy

This gin-based twist on a toddy from Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue is hot and brisk, with an aromatic intensity of cinnamon, lemon, and Angostura bitters.

Yield: makes 1 Cocktail

For the Cinnamon Simple Syrup

1 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
4 sticks cinnamon, plus one for garnish

For the Cocktail

2 oz. gin
1 oz. cinnamon simple syrup
¹⁄₂ oz. lemon juice
1 dash Angostura bitters

Instructions

Make the syrup: Combine 2 cups water, sugar, and 4 cinnamon sticks in a 2-qt. saucepan; simmer for 10 minutes until sugar has dissolved. Discard cinnamon sticks and set syrup aside. Makes about 1½ cups; syrup will keep, refrigerated, for up to two weeks.
Make the cocktail: Heat gin, syrup, lemon juice, and 2 oz. water in a 2-qt. saucepan. Remove from heat and add bitters. Serve in a mason jar with a cinnamon stick as garnish.