Ingredients

• 2 oz Maker's Mark Straight Bourbon
• 2 dashes bitters
• 2 oz chai simple syrup*
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• Q Club soda
• Cinnamon stick, for garnish
• Star anise, for garnish
• Dehydrated lemon wheel, for garnish
• *Chai simple syrup: Boil 1 cup water in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat, add 4 chai tea bags, cover and steep 12 minutes. Remove tea bags and stir in ⅓ cup maple syrup. Boil, without boiling over, for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Refrigerate in an airtight container.

Directions

1. Combine first four ingredients in a shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake and strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with fresh ice.
3. Top with club soda.
4. Garnish with cinnamon stick, star anise and dehydrated lemon wheel.

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