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This is a grown-up drink with a real point of difference: chilled Twinings Pure Fennel topped with soda and lemon drinks a bit like a soft pastis. The naturally sweet aniseed sets off the sharp lemon, and because the fennel is sweet on its own you barely need any syrup.
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Makes two tall glasses. Brew strong, chill, then build over ice and top with soda.
You'll need
- 3 tea bags of Twinings Pure Fennel
- 300ml freshly boiled water (100C)
- 1 tablespoon honey (optional)
- 200ml chilled soda water
- 1 lemon, half juiced and half sliced
- Plenty of ice
Method
- Let the 3 bags of Pure Fennel brew strong for 6 minutes in the boiled water; remove them.
- Honey, if using, goes into the warm fennel; cool, then chill.
- Pour the chilled Pure Fennel into two tall glasses of ice, leaving a little room on top.
- Add the lemon juice and top each Pure Fennel glass with chilled soda; stir gently.
- Lemon slices on each fennel glass, served at once.
- Taste before adding honey; the fennel seed is naturally sweet and many find this spritz needs no extra sweetener at all.
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Brewed with: Twinings Pure Fennel, 20 Tea Bags 40g
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