Lemon and Elderflower Spritz

teas.co.uk · 12 min · Serves 1

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

1. Chill a coupe or wine glass in the freezer.
2. Steep two tea bags in 150ml of freshly boiled water for five minutes, then lift them out and cool the tea down.
3. Tip the cooled tea, the lemon juice and the elderflower cordial into a shaker with ice.
4. Shake hard for about ten seconds, then strain into the chilled glass.
5. Top with sparkling water, twist a strip of lemon peel over the top and lay a sprig of thyme across the rim.
6. Twist the lemon peel over the glass before dropping it in; the oils make all the difference to the aroma.

Recipe: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/cocktails/lemon and elderflower spritz/