Created by bartender-author Derek Brown of Washington D.C.’s lauded Columbia Room, this smoky tea-based cocktail proves that a drink doesn’t have to have alcohol to pack an aromatic punch. Brown calls out the use of strongly-brewed lapsang souchong tea, which can be used reliably as a nonalcoholic aromatic base. Vanilla extract and ginger offer sugar and spice, while the egg white is whipped up for texture.
Campfire Old Fashioned
Lapsang souchong tea is the secret sauce in this smoky, booze-free riff on an old-fashioned cocktail—ginger and vanilla create a warm and spicy finish.