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How to make Boston's election-inspired cocktail, the Ward 8
We're less than a month away from the November election. Boston has its own cocktail that's supposedly inspired by an election win more than a century ago in the city.
We talk with Thea Engst, a long-time bartender and cocktail book author, about the Ward 8.
How to make the Ward 8:
Ward 8 Fig Mocktail
2 oz Black tea and fig “bourbon" (see below)
½ oz orange juice
½ oz grenadine
¼ oz lemon
3 cherries
- Add all ingredients but the cherries to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain over 1 large cube in a rocks glass
- Garnish with cherries, skewered
Black tea and fig “bourbon” recipe
- Steep 1 black tea bag in ½ cup of hot water for 5 minutes
- Add ¼ cup of fig jam
- Whisk until cohesive, strain
- Store refrigerated for up to 4 days
Thea’s Fig Ward 8 cocktail
1 oz fig-infused rye (see below)
1 oz fig-infused bourbon (see below)
½ oz lemon juice
½ oz simple syrup
1 dash Angostura
1 dash grenadine
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain up into a coupe.
Fig rye and bourbon recipe
- Cut 4 to 5 medium-sized fresh figs and place in a 16 oz container
- Fill jar with rye or bourbon
- Seal and shake vigorously
- Allow to sit for 24 hours, strain
This segment aired on October 11, 2024.
