Earl Grey martini
Serves: 2
Prep time: 10 minsTotal 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 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
0Kcal
Abigail Spooner
Abi is our Head of Food. She loves the precision and creativity of baking, turning fridge odds-and-ends into a weeknight pasta, and is always bookmarking new restaurants to try. She's happiest hosting friends around a table overflowing with food (and insisting everyone has seconds) or planning holidays around what to eat.
Abigail Spooner
Abi is our Head of Food. She loves the precision and creativity of baking, turning fridge odds-and-ends into a weeknight pasta, and is always bookmarking new restaurants to try. She's happiest hosting friends around a table overflowing with food (and insisting everyone has seconds) or planning holidays around what to eat.
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.
