This delicate peach velvet tea cocktail recipe is the perfect springtime tonic.
The sparkling water and gin in this peach velvet tea cocktail recipe enhances the natural peach and rose characteristics of the Darjeeling tea blend.
Ingredients (serves 2)
1 Hope & Glory Darjeeling teabag or 1tsp Hope & Glory Darjeeling tea leaves
100ml boiled water
75ml gin
35ml rose syrup
50ml sparkling mineral water
A tall glass
A slice of peach or orange
Method
Infuse a teabag in 100ml of boiled water for five minutes.
Remove the teabag, or strain if loose, refrigerate to cool.
Combine cooled tea with the gin and rose syrup.
Pour over ice into two separate glasses.
Finish with 25ml of sparkling water in each glass. Garnish with a slice of peach or orange.
Recipe courtesy of Hope & Glory tea – thehopeandglory.co.uk