What to do when you love the concept of afternoon tea, but also like the fact that the days are getting longer and warmer and you feel an urge for ice cold cocktails? You combine the two of course, with this mild and soothing cooler – the Earl Grey Cocktail!
This sophisticated drink, is perfect for an early evening drink with good friends. It’s refreshing and quite easy to make. And as a bonus, you can be reasonably sure that many in the company haven’t tasted Earl Grey Tea like this before.
We hereby declare the bar open!
Love Alexandra & Rosa
Recipe
You will need:
One drink:
• 60 ml cold Earl Grey tea
• 45 ml gin
• 45 ml honey syrup
• 15 ml lemon juice
• Ice cubes
• Sugar for rimming
Honey Syrup:
• 12 dl water
• 2,5 dl honey
How to:
Honey Syrup:
- Combine honey with water in a saucepan.
- Bring to a simmer until honey has dissolved.
- Cool in the fridge.
Cocktail:
- Pour Earl Grey tea, gin, honey syrup and lemon juice into a cocktail mixer filled halfway with ice.
- Shake and strain into a rimmed glass to serve.
Did you know?
The tea is named after Charles Grey (1764 – 1845), the second Earl of Grey, who was prime minister in Britain in the 1830s. It is said that Lady Grey served it to when entertaining her guests in London, and it was so popular that she was asked if it could be sold to others, which is how Twinings came to market it as a brand.
