Earl Grey Tea Gin and Tonic
Author: Nicole
Ingredients
For Gin:
  • 1-750 ml bottle relatively neutral gin (such as Beefeater’s)
  • 3 tablespoons loose Earl Grey tea (caffeinated or decaffeinated)
For Cocktail:
  • 4 ounces infused Earl Grey gin
  • High quality tonic water (such as Fever-Tree Tonic or Q Tonic)
  • Lemon slices (for garnish)
Instructions
  1. To make tea infused gin:
  2. Place gin and tea in a large mason jar (more than 750 ml or 26 ounces) and cover tightly.
  3. Shake jar every few minutes for 30 minutes total.
  4. Strain gin through a gold coffee filter or cheesecloth covered fine mesh strainer into a large measuring cup.
  5. Pour tea infused gin back into the original gin bottle.
  6. To make cocktail:
  7. Fill highball glass with ice. Add gin. Top with tonic water and stir.
  8. Garnish with lemon slices.
Notes
* Use a neutral English dry gin such as Beefeater.
* I found loose tea in bulk at Wegmans so I bought just what I needed.
* A full bottle of gin will make 13 drinks (assuming 2 ounces per drink). You could also cut recipe in half or thirds.
* This infused gin keeps forever (like a non-infused gin).
Recipe by Riegl Palate at https://www.rieglpalate.com/early-grey-tea-gin-and-tonic/