Green Tea Gin Cooler

teas.co.uk · 6 min plus cooling · Serves 1

You'll need

• 1 tea bag of Tetley Pure Green Tea
• 100ml just off boil water cooled to about 80C (boil, then rest the kettle for roughly 90 seconds)
• 50ml gin
• 15ml fresh lemon juice
• 15ml honey syrup (equal parts honey and warm water, stirred until smooth)
• Chilled soda water to top
• Ice, plus a lemon twist and mint to serve

Method

1. Rest the boiled kettle for about 90 seconds, then steep one bag in 100ml of roughly 80C water for 3 minutes. Lift the bag out without squeezing and chill the tea well.
2. Fill a shaker with ice and add the cooled green tea, gin, lemon juice and honey syrup.
3. Shake hard for about 10 seconds, then strain into a tall glass filled with fresh ice.
4. Top with soda water and garnish with a lemon twist and a sprig of mint. For an alcohol free version, leave out the gin and add more soda and a few cucumber slices.
5. Pinch the lemon twist over the glass before dropping it in so its oils spray across the top and lift the aroma.

Recipe: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/cocktails/green tea gin cooler/