Sage Advice

• For the Tea Syrup
• 1 cup brewed black tea
• 3 tablespoons honey
• For the Cocktail
• 3 fresh sage leaves
• 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
• 3/4 ounce fresh orange juice
• 1 1/2 ounces rye
• 1/2 ounce Averna bitters

1. Make the syrup: Combine the tea and honey in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
2. Reduce until syrupy, about 10 minutes, then let cool.
3. Make the cocktail: Combine 1/2 ounce tea syrup, 2 sage leaves, the Peychaud's bitters and orange juice in a cocktail shaker.
4. Gently muddle the sage with a muddler or the handle of a wooden spoon.
5. Add the rye and Averna and fill the shaker three-quarters of the way with ice.
6. Give it a short shake, then strain into a martini glass and garnish with the remaining sage leaf.
7. Photograph by Jonathan Kantor

tea syrup, black tea, honey, sage, bitters, orange juice, rye, averna bitters

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/sage-advice-recipe.html (may not work)