Earl Grey gin & tonic

Name: Earl Grey gin & tonic
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 Earl Grey tea bags; 1 unwaxed lemon; 75 g granulated sugar; 25 ml measures gin; 150 ml cans The London Essence Co Original Indian Tonic Water

Refreshing citrus notes, bitter quinine and distilled juniper essence make this tonic water an excellent foil to the classic taste of Earl Grey tea.

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Serves6
CourseDrink
Prepare10 mins
Cook5 mins
Total time15 mins

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2 Earl Grey tea bags
1 unwaxed lemon
75g granulated sugar
6 x 25ml measures gin
6 x 150ml cans The London Essence Co Original Indian Tonic Water

Put the tea bags in a small saucepan and pour over 100ml just-boiled water from the kettle. Give it a stir, then set aside to steep for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, use a vegetable peeler to pare the zest from the lemon, then cut the lemon into 6 wedges.
Squeeze the tea bags to extract as much liquid as possible, then discard. Add the sugar and pared lemon zest to the pan. Set over a medium heat and stir occasionally until the sugar has dissolved. Turn up the heat and simmer for 1 minute, then remove from the heat and allow to cool completely.
Fill 6 glasses with ice, squeeze a little lemon juice into each glass, then add 1 tbsp Earl Grey syrup and a measure of gin. Top up with a can of tonic water and give the drink a quick stir before serving.

Cook’s tip

LEFTOVERS

Earl Grey syrup

This recipe makes about 100ml in total. Store any excess in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. Brush it over a lemon sponge cake to give it some herbal sweetness.

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