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Chris#AD I’ve had this one up my sleeve for YEARS | @House of Angostura Back in my heyday, this was my go to move for a dealer’s choice serve for something Low ABV–but fun. As long as they agreed that something tropical was cool, it was game on. It uses two crucial ingredients to drive depth and complexity. First, is a strongly brewed Lapsang tea to give body along with a delicate smokiness. To drive that complexity even further, I finish the serve by ‘painting’ the top with ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters. This not only creates a beautiful layering effect, but elevates the tea, ginger, and other ingredients together–making it anything but boring. TRADER’S PUNCH .25oz | 7.5ml grenadine .33oz | 10ml cinnamon syrup .5oz | 15ml lime juice 1.5oz | 45ml pineapple juice 1.5oz | 45ml Lapsang Souchong tea ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters, to top In a tall glass, pour in grenadine to the bottom of the glass. Combine ginger syrup, juices, and tea into a shaker tin, fill with a half scoop of crushed ice, and whip shake. Dirty dump into your glass, ensuring the grenadine maintains a gradient layer at the bottom. Top with more crushed ice nearly to the top, then use a generous amount of ANGOSTURA® bitters to ‘paint’ the top layer of ice. Garnish with a mint bouquet.
On the profile · May 7, 2026