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    "excerpt": "An elegant alcohol-free spritz: strong lemon tea shaken with elderflower and lemon, topped with sparkling water and finished with thyme.",
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                "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",
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