By Jessica Cote of Carbone’s Kitchen
.66 cup raw whole almonds
3 tbsp. melon seeds (from ½ cantaloupe)
3 tbsp. poppy seeds
2 tbsp. raw cashew halves
1.5 tbsp. raw shelled pistachios
4 cups whole milk
1.5 cups sugar
1 tsp. fennel seeds
10 black peppercorns
10 green cardamom pods
1 1″ stick cinnamon, broken into pieces
few strands of saffron (optional)
20 rose petals
8 oz. floral gin, preferably Hendricks
Wild Moon Chai Spice
Garnish: .25 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg & rose petals.