A proper fruit hot toddy for a cold night: a sweet rosehip and raspberry tea brewed strong, sharpened with lemon, sweetened with honey and laced with a measure of spiced dark rum. The fruit tea gives it a deep berry colour and a built-in fruitiness that plays beautifully with the warm spice of the rum. There is an easy alcohol-free version too.
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Float a lemon wheel and a few raspberries on top to finish.
You'll need
- 1 tea bag of Dragonfly Organic Sweet Rosehip and Raspberry
- 180ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil
- 15ml fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon of clear honey
- 30ml warm spiced dark rum (or 30ml apple juice for alcohol-free)
- 1 fresh lemon wheel
- 3 fresh raspberries
- 1 tall 250ml glass mug, warmed
- 1 saucer for covering during steep
Method
- Warm a glass mug, then steep the tea bag in 180ml just-boiled water for six minutes under a saucer.
- Lift the bag out, then stir in the honey and lemon juice while the brew is warm.
- Stir in the spiced dark rum, or apple juice for an alcohol-free version.
- Float a lemon wheel and a few raspberries on top.
- Serve warm.
- Tip: warm the rum slightly before stirring it in, so it does not cool the drink down.
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Brewed with: Dragonfly Organic Sweet Rosehip and Raspberry, 20 Tea Bags 34g
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