Earl Grey Gin Sour
A crisp, fragrant Earl Grey gin sour: strong Earl Grey shaken with gin, lemon and agave, the bergamot lifting the gin's botanicals.
Earl Grey and gin are a classic match: the bergamot in the tea lifts the botanicals in the gin, and lemon ties them together into a crisp, fragrant sour. Brew the Earl Grey strong, cool it, then shake it hard with gin, lemon and a little agave.
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Strain into a chilled coupe and finish with a twist of lemon. Makes one.
You'll need
- 2 tea bags of Dilmah Earl Grey
- 100ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil
- 40ml dry London gin (or 40ml chilled tonic water for alcohol free)
- 20ml fresh lemon juice
- 15ml light agave syrup
- 1 thin lemon twist, peeled with a vegetable peeler
- 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 in the freezer.
- Steep two tea bags in 100ml of freshly boiled water for four minutes, then lift them out and cool the brew.
- Tip the cooled tea, the gin, lemon juice and agave into a shaker filled with ice.
- Shake hard for about ten seconds, then strain into the chilled coupe.
- Twist a strip of lemon peel over the glass to release the oils, then drop it in.
- For an alcohol free version, leave the gin out and lengthen with chilled tonic water instead.
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Brewed with: Dilmah Earl Grey, 20 Tea bags 30g
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