Tea-Infused Cocktails

I am overjoyed to tell you that I made my national television debut this morning on Breakfast Television! You can catch the whole segment below where I shook up two tea-infused cocktails for summer!

Here are the full recipes below, plus a third cocktail that we didn’t quite get to on the segment:

Earl Grey Sour

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Earl Grey Sour

Prep Time

3 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

Infusing Time

1 hr

 

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: British

Keyword: Earl Grey Sour

Servings: 1 cocktail

Ingredients

• 2 oz Earl Grey-infused Sipsmith London Dry Gin
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1 oz simple syrup
• 1 egg white optional

Earl Grey-Infused Sipsmith London Dry Gin

• 1 cup Sipsmith London Dry Gin
• 1 Earl Grey tea bag

Simple Syrup

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar

Instructions

1. Combine the ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Earl Grey-infused Gin

1. Pour 1 cup of Sipsmith London Dry Gin into a jar, add one tea bag and steep for one hour. Remove the tea bag and your gin is ready to go.

Simple Syrup

1. Add sugar and water to a small saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat. Stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved. Cool to room temperature before using. Simple syrup will keep, refrigerated in an air-tight container, for up to two weeks.

Recipe Notes

Recipe from: Sipsmith London. SIP 100 Gin Cocktails with only 3 ingredients. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2019.

After this little gin tipple, made with Sipsmith London Dry Gin, one of the all-time favourites from my Virtual Happy Hour Series on Instagram, I’m shifting gears to a refreshing green-tea infused vodka sipper. Made with Vodkow – a sustainable vodka distilled in picturesque Almonte, Ontario – that takes the wasted milk sugars from the production of cheese, yogurt, and ice cream and turns it into a superior spirit.

Mr. Tea

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Mr. Tea

Prep Time

2 hrs

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

2 hrs 5 mins

 

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Canadian

Keyword: Green Tea, Mr. Tea, Vanilla Vodka

Servings: 1 drinks

Author: Yvonne Langen

Ingredients

• 2 oz green tea-infused vodka
• 3/4 oz ginger liqueur
• 1/2 oz honey syrup
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 3 oz soda water

Instructions

1. – Add all ingredients, except soda water, to a cocktail shaker. Short shake over ice. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with lemon wheel. Serve with a straw.

Green Tea-infused Vodka

1. – Combine 1/2 cup vodka with 2 green tea bags in a jar and steep for 2 hours. Remove the tea bags and store in the fridge.

Honey Syrup

1. – Combine 1/2 cup honey and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Simmer, stirring often, until fully combined. Cool to room temperature and store in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 1 month.

After our vodka cocktail, we’re shifting gears to a beautiful drink that is bright in flavour and colour. This Spicy Hibiscus Margarita used chilled hibiscus tea and a bit of fresh jalapeño for kick.

Spicy Hibiscus Margarita

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Spicy Hibiscus Margarita

Prep Time

5 mins

Total Time

5 mins

 

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Margarita, Spicy Hibiscus Margarita

Author: Yvonne Langen

Ingredients

• 2 oz blanco tequila
• 1/2 oz orange liqueur
• 2 oz chilled hibiscus tea
• 3/4 oz lime juice
• 1/2 oz agave nectar
• 1/4 jalapeno
• Mint garnish

Instructions

1. – Add 3 slices of jalapeño and lime juice to a cocktail shaker and lightly muddle.
2. – Add remaining ingredients and shake over ice. Strain into a rocks glass over ice.
3. – Garnish with two slices of jalapeño and a bouquet of fresh mint