Earl Grey Martini
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 fl ounce strong earl grey tea, chilled (recipe follows)
- 3/4 fl ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 fl ounce simple syrup
- 1 1/2 fl ounces gin
- 1 egg white
- Ice
- Lemon wedge or twist, to garnish
- Sugar to rim the martini glass
Strong earl grey tea (makes enough for two cocktails):
- 2 Earl grey tea bags
- 3 fl ounces boiling water
Instructions
Make the tea:
- Pour the boiling water over the tea bags in a cup or teapot. Cover with a lid or small saucer and let it steep for 5 minutes.
- Remove the tea bags and chill the tea by putting it in the freezer (or ice bath) for a few minutes. Do not add ice, or it will water it down.
Make the martini:
- Combine the chilled tea, lemon juice, simple syrup, gin, and egg white in a cocktail shaker. "Dry shake" for 10 seconds. Then, add ice and shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
- Double strain (with both a Hawthorne strainer and a fine mesh strainer) into a chilled martini glass rimmed with sugar, garnish with a lemon wedge (or twist) and serve.