Black Cherry and Hibiscus Old Fashioned

Yield: 4 Servings (8 fl. oz. each)

Yield: 4 Servings (8 fl. oz. each)

An updated version of a great “old” standby. Made with sweet, dark cherries, dried hibiscus flowers, piping-hot barley tea, orange bitters and non-alcoholic whiskey.

Ingredient	Weight	Measure
Barley tea bags (2.2 oz each)		4 each
Water, boiling	24 fl. oz.	3 cups
Hibiscus flowers, dried		1/4 cup
Simplot Simple Goodness™: Dark Sweet Pitted Cherries	2 1/4 oz.	1/2 cup
Sugar cubes		4 each
Orange bitters		8 dashes
Whiskey or bourbon, spiritless, non-alcoholic	8 fl. oz.	1 cup
Tangerine, zest, strip		4 each

Preparation Instructions:

Step 1

In tea kettle, add barley tea bags and hibiscus flowers and pour in boiling water. Let steep for 15-20 minutes. In glass pitcher or container, strain tea bags and hibiscus flowers, discard them and refrigerate liquid.

Step 2

For each serving; in an old-fashioned glass muddle 1 oz. cherries, 1 sugar cube and 2 dashes of orange bitters. Add large ice cube, 6 fl. oz. tea and 2 fl. oz. whiskey or bourbon. Rub tangerine zest around glass, twist and add to cocktail.