This is a grown-up alcohol-free spritz, built on strong lemon tea with elderflower cordial, fresh lemon and a sprig of thyme. Brew the tea concentrated and cool it, then shake it with lemon and elderflower over ice and top with sparkling water.
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The elderflower and thyme lift it into something you would happily serve in a wine glass at a summer table. Makes one.
You'll need
- 2 tea bags of Cotterley Lemon Tea
- 150ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil
- 20ml fresh lemon juice
- 10ml light elderflower cordial
- 80ml cold sparkling water
- 1 fresh lemon twist (peeled with a vegetable peeler)
- 1 fresh thyme sprig
- 1 250ml coupe glass, chilled in the freezer for ten minutes
- 1 cocktail shaker with cubed ice
- 1 saucer for covering during steep
Method
- Chill a coupe or wine glass in the freezer.
- Steep two tea bags in 150ml of freshly boiled water for five minutes, then lift them out and cool the tea down.
- Tip the cooled tea, the lemon juice and the elderflower cordial into a shaker with ice.
- Shake hard for about ten seconds, then strain into the chilled glass.
- Top with sparkling water, twist a strip of lemon peel over the top and lay a sprig of thyme across the rim.
- Twist the lemon peel over the glass before dropping it in; the oils make all the difference to the aroma.
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Brewed with: Cotterley Lemon Tea, 25 Tea Bags 40g
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