The Mad Scientist Mocktail 🍎👩🏻‍🔬

The day before you plan to serve the drink: make homemade spiced tea by adding cinnamon, all spice and nutmeg to a heat-proof container with boiling water. Let it steep for 15 minutes and strain out spices. Make your apple syrup by adding 3/4 cup maple syrup (or brown sugar) + 3/4 cup water to a sauce pan. Bring to a boil and then add in 1 sliced red apple. Simmer on medium-low heat for about 15-20 minutes and strain into a jar. Cool in the fridge. Next, add spiced tea + syrup + Seedlip Spice to a heatproof container. Meanwhile, warm milk until lightly scalding (small bubbles on the side) - then, add milk + lemon juice to the tea/syrup/NA liquor mixture. Allow milk to curdle and refrigerate overnight. The next day, strain the batch through a strainer with a cheesecloth into a bowl to emit large curdle particles (do it twice). Then, put strained batch through a coffee filter or double lined paper towels and it will be a beautiful amber color. The straining process will take about 30min-1hr. It’s worth it! Pour into a glass with ice and garnish with a dried apple slice & some grated nutmeg.