THE FANTASTIC POUR

Brett welcomes FW All-Star Shawn Myers to the Fantasti-Lounge for a very special MOCKTAIL edition of the Fantastic Pour as we talk Captain Carrot! We enjoy a Spiced Cinnamon, Orange, Thyme Mocktail and read Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew issue #12.  Join us in the Fantasti-Lounge as we discuss: Why was this comic never a cartoon? Who are the best tiny heroes? What to do at the Park City Mall 40 years ago. And much, much more!

Secret Pour-igins: The Mocktail

Cocktail: Zoo Cruise

Ingredients

½ cup water

¼ cup maple syrup

4 sprigs fresh thyme OR 2 Tbsp of crushed thyme

½ tsp ground cinnamon

2 Tbsp freshly grated ginger

1 squeezed lemon

1 ½ cup orange juice

½ cup grapefruit juice

2 cup ginger beer

Garnish

Cinnamon stick OR sprig of thyme OR Orange wedge OR combination of some of the above

Instructions

Add the water, maple syrup, thyme sprigs, and cinnamon to a small pan. Bring to a simmer.

Reduce the heat to low for about a minute. Then let it cool to room temperature.

Fill a shaker or glass halfway with ice and strain in the thyme syrup. Add the grated ginger and lemon juice and shake well for 10 seconds.

Strain the contents from the shaker into 4 glasses evenly.

Add ice

Add orange juice, grapefruit juice, and ginger beer

Garnish and enjoy!

Comic: Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #12, DC Comics, 1983

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