Green Tea and gin are natural partners: the tea picks up the juniper and citrus botanicals in the gin rather than fighting them. A small, strong brew of the everyday green, cooled, slips under a G and T and gives it a fragrant, slightly grassy lift.
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Brew a concentrate at 80C and chill it well, then build over plenty of ice. Leave the gin out and top with extra tonic for an alcohol-free version.
You'll need
- 1 tea bag of True English Tea Everyday Green Tea
- 80ml just-off-boil water cooled to about 80C (boil, then rest the kettle for roughly 90 seconds)
- 50ml gin
- 100ml chilled tonic water
- Ice, cucumber slices and a lime wedge to serve
Method
- Rest the boiled kettle for about 90 seconds, then steep one bag in 80ml of roughly 80C water for 3 minutes to make a small, strong concentrate. Lift the bag out and chill it.
- Fill a balloon glass with ice. Add the gin and the cooled green tea concentrate.
- Top with the tonic water and stir gently.
- Garnish with cucumber and a lime wedge. For an alcohol-free version, leave out the gin and add more tonic and tea.
- Choose a light, citrus-forward tonic so it does not bury the soft green note.
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Brewed with: True English Tea (T.E.T) Everyday Green Tea, 20 Tea Bags 35g
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