Earl Grey Tea Gin and Tonic
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
- To make tea infused gin:
- Place gin and tea in a large mason jar (more than 750 ml or 26 ounces) and cover tightly.
- Shake jar every few minutes for 30 minutes total.
- Strain gin through a gold coffee filter or cheesecloth covered fine mesh strainer into a large measuring cup.
- Pour tea infused gin back into the original gin bottle.
- To make cocktail:
- Fill highball glass with ice. Add gin. Top with tonic water and stir.
- 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).
* 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).
