Earl Grey Cocktail
If you're looking for a "healthy" cocktail, this recipe is great! It has a mild flavor, like tea with a dash of lemon, a touch of lavender and then lightly sweetened with honey simple syrup.
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 186kcal
Cost: $3
Ingredients
- 6 ounces Cold Earl Grey tea
- 1¼ ounces good quality gin
- 1¼ ounces honey simple syrup (5 cups water, 1 cup honey in saucepan. Simmer until honey is dissolved)
- 1/4 ounce fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 2 sprigs lavender
Instructions
- Brew 4 cups Earl Grey tea. This will give you enough to make a few cocktails. Store in the refrigerator to keep cold.
- Make a batch of honey simple syrup to store in the fridge as well. 5 cups water, 1 cup honey.
- Bring to a simmer until honey has dissolved.
- Then cool in the fridge.
- Add all of the above ingredients into a cocktail shaker, with 2 sprigs lavender and ice.
- Shake several times. Then strain the cocktail into a glass over one large ice cube.
- Garnish with lavender.
Notes
Add Foam: Add an egg white into the cocktail shaker for a frothy foam topping. Egg whites contain proteins that, when shaken, create air bubbles that get trapped in the liquid. These bubbles create a foam that adds texture and creaminess to the drink.
Change the Spirit: This cocktail would be great with vodka, too, though it would lose a bit of its botanical flavor.
Change the Tea: The flavors in this cocktail would go perfectly with English breakfast tea, too!
Nutrition
Serving: 0g | Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 62mg | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin C: 2.7mg | Iron: 1.3mg