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The Boston Tea Party Cocktail | Taste and Tipple

The Boston Tea Party

This Boston Tea Party Cocktail uses the distinctive flavour of bergamot found in Earl Grey tea to create a winning combination of bitter, bright and bourbon-y.

Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Keyword Bourbon, Earl Grey Tea, Eggs, Grapefruit, Grapefruit Liqueur
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1
Author Yvonne Langen

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz bourbon
  • ½ oz Giffard's Crème de Pamplemousse liqueur
  • ½ oz pink grapefruit juice freshly squeezed
  • ½ oz Earl Grey simple syrup
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 drops Bittermens Boston bittahs

Earl Grey Simple Syrup

  • 1 cup water
  • 4 tsp Sloane loose leaf Earl Grey tea or 4 Earl Grey teabags
  • 1 cup sugar

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled shaker. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds, strain into a coupe glass. Serve immediately. 

Earl Grey Simple Syrup

  1. Add water to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add loose leaf tea or teabags and let simmer for 5 minutes until the tea has fully steeped. Remove teabags or strain out tea leaves. 

  2. Add sugar and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sugar is fully dissolved. Let cool to room temperature before using. Simple syrup will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for two weeks.