Earl Grey martini
Serves: 2
Prep time: 10 mins
Total time:
Recipe photograph by Stuart West
Earl Grey martini
Combine the citrus flavours of Earl Grey with gin botanicals for a sophisticated twist on a classic Martini
Serves: 2
Prep time: 10 mins
Total time:
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Abigail Spooner
Abi is our Senior Food Producer. An obsessive foodie with a sweet tooth, she is happiest when baking and is a firm believer that there is always room for dessert (preferably following a big bowl of pasta)
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Abigail Spooner
Abi is our Senior Food Producer. An obsessive foodie with a sweet tooth, she is happiest when baking and is a firm believer that there is always room for dessert (preferably following a big bowl of pasta)
See more of Abigail Spooner’s recipes
Ingredients
- 25g caster sugar
- 3 Earl Grey tea bags
- 100ml gin
- 1½ tbsp lemon juice
- a handful of ice cubes
- lemon slices
Step by step
- Place the sugar and 75ml water in a small saucepan. Bring to the boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat, add the tea bags, and then leave to cool and infuse for 10 minutes. Strain and chill.
- Place the chilled Earl Grey syrup, gin, lemon juice and ice into a cocktail shaker. Shake well until cold, then strain into 2 Martini glasses. Garnish with lemon slices.