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    "excerpt": "A short, autumnal cocktail of caramel black tea, dark spiced rum and lemon, finished with an orange twist.",
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                "1 tea bag of Dilmah Caramel Tea",
                "80ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil",
                "50ml warm spiced dark rum (or 50ml warm apple juice for alcohol-free)",
                "20ml fresh lemon juice",
                "1 thin orange peel twist, peeled with a vegetable peeler",
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                "Add the spiced dark rum and the lemon juice, and stir once.",
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