Camomile takes happily to gin, especially a floral one. Brewed double-strength and chilled, a camomile and lemongrass tea brings a honeyed, lightly citrussy base to a long spritz, then soda takes it the rest of the way. Works best in a tall glass with a generous amount of ice. One measure of gin per glass, for over-18s.
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You'll need
- 2 tea bags of Tropical Sun Calm
- 200ml freshly boiled water (100C)
- 1 teaspoon honey, to balance
- 50ml gin (25ml per glass)
- Chilled soda water, to top
- Lemon slices and plenty of ice
Method
- Steep the 2 tea bags in the boiled water for 5 minutes, then lift them out and stir in the honey while warm.
- Leave the tea to cool, then chill it well.
- Fill two tall glasses with ice and divide the chilled tea and the gin between them.
- Top each glass with chilled soda water and stir once.
- Finish with lemon slices and serve straight away. One glass each.
- A floral gin works better here than a juniper-forward London Dry; try an elderflower or rose gin, which deepens the camomile note rather than competing with it.
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Brewed with: Tropical Sun Calm, 20 Tea Bags 40g
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