Exact quantities, then the method.
Make a bottle of this and you have Earl Grey lemonade on tap all week. It is a proper cordial: the tea is brewed hard, then cooked down with sugar and plenty of lemon zest until it turns syrupy and fragrant, ready to be let down with cold or fizzy water whenever you fancy a glass. The bergamot in the Lipton blend does a lot of the work, lifting the lemon with its soft, floral citrus note.
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One part cordial to four parts water is the starting point; go stronger or weaker to taste. It keeps about a fortnight in the fridge.
You'll need
- 4 tea bags of Lipton Black Earl Grey With Italian Bergamot
- 500ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil
- 250g caster sugar
- Zest of 2 fresh lemons, finely grated
- 30ml fresh lemon juice
Equipment
- 1 medium saucepan
- 1 fine sieve lined with muslin for straining
- 1 sterilised glass bottle of at least 600ml, with cap
- 1 saucer for covering the steep
Method
- Cover 4 tea bags of the bergamot Earl Grey with 500ml of just boiled water and steep 5 minutes.
- Lift out the bags, pressing them to get a strong, dark brew.
- Tip the brew into a saucepan with the sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice.
- Simmer gently for about 10 minutes, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved and it smells fragrant.
- Strain through a muslin-lined sieve into a jug to catch the zest.
- Funnel the bergamot cordial into a sterilised bottle, seal it and refrigerate; use it soon, as we cannot say how long a home made bergamot cordial lasts.
- For a long drink, pour over plenty of ice and top with sparkling water and a lemon slice.
The tea it is made with, and what to make next.
Lipton Black Earl Grey With Italian Bergamot, 20 Tea Bags 32g£6.00
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Brewed with: Lipton Black Earl Grey With Italian Bergamot, 20 Tea Bags 32g
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