Tea infused cocktails: perfect for Galentine’s or Valentine’s Day

February is upon us and with it brings a day that usually involves us sipping on something other than pure tea. Try these delicious tea infused cocktails for the perfect Galentine’s or Valentine’s Day cocktail. 

Ginger & Jasmine Rosé Cocktail Recipe

Makes 4 cocktails

Ingredients:

• 110 ml simple sugar syrup
• 8 slices fresh ginger
• 170 ml of steeped and cooled Jasmine tea
• 85 ml vodka
• 40 ml fresh lemon juice
• Splash of sparkling Rosé

Instructions:

1. Muddle the ginger and simple syrup together.
2. Add the tea, lemon juice, and vodka.
3. Strain over a glass.
4. Add a generous splash of sparkling rosé on top.
5. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Tea & Biscuits Cocktail

Ingredients:

• 43 ml Cognac
• 14 ml Chai tea syrup
• 14 ml Fresh lemon juice
• 7 ml Orgeat syrup (almond or amaretto are good substitutes)
• 3 Drops cardamon bitters
• 1 Egg
• 1 Digestive biscuit

Instructions:

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a shaker tin (without ice) and dry shake.
2. Add ice and shake again to chill.
3. Strain into a chilled glass, then grate a little of the biscuit on top.

Chai Syrup:

1. Toast 6 cardamom pods and 1 Tbsp. of fennel seed in a saucepan until aromatic.
2. Steep spices in 3 cups of hot water for 5 minutes with 1 tsp. of Ceylon or Nilgiri tea.
3. Strain the leaves and spices out of the mixture and discard.
4. Combine the steeped liquid with 3 cups of sugar.
5. Stir to combine.
6. Can store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Red Velvet Cocktail

Ingredients:

• 25ml Vodka
• Strawberries and Cream tea
• 10ml Lime juice
• 10ml Vanilla syrup
• 50ml Grapefruit juice
• 10ml Ginger liqueur
• Red berries to garnish

Instructions:

1. Infuse the vodka with the Strawberries and Cream tea for 24 hours.
2. In a shaker, mix the vanilla syrup, lime juice and add a spicy touch of ginger liqueur.
3. Mix this preparation with the infused vodka on ice and grapefruit juice.
4. Serve in a Martini glass garnished with red berries.