Tea recipes

Hot Tea Grog

A spicy tea drink with cloves, rum and cognac. The brewed clove flavour and dark rum make this a bit of an exotic-tasting cocktail that is a big change from your same old drinks.

Ingredients:

1 oz cognac

1 oz dark rum

1 cup brewed tea

Several cloves

1/2 tsp honey

Pinch of nutmeg

Preparation:

Heat tea and other ingredients together in a saucepan. Serve hot with a cinnamon stick.

Irish Tea

There's Irish coffee, so why not Irish tea? And yes, it's just as simple with just some freshly brewed hot tea and a shot of good Irish whiskey.

Ingredients:

1 tbs loose tea, or 1 tea bag

1 oz whiskey

1 oz milk or cream

1 tsp sugar

Preparation:

Brew tea in hot water for 3-5 minutes, then strain out tea. Add whiskey and other ingredients, then serve and enjoy.

Jaeger Tea

A simple cocktail with Schnapps, rum and a bit of orange juice. Though most of the flavour comes from the Schnapps and rum, you can really taste the addition of the black tea.

Ingredients:

3 oz Schnapps

3 oz rum

6 oz water

Juice from one orange

1 tea bag (black)

Preparation:

Heat ingredients together in a saucepan until boiling. Let simmer for 5 minutes, and serve. Sugar to taste.

Green Tea Tokyo

A minty green tea beverage, with white rum. Not too complicated a cocktail, but strong enough to suit any taste.

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

2 oz white rum

1 tbsp honey

5 sprigs of mint

2 tbsp sugar syrup

6 oz hot green tea

Preparation:

Combine ingredients in a mug, and serve. If you want to strain out the mint, let it sit for 2-3 minutes before removing the sprigs.


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Gluhwein

A holiday favorite, mulled tea with red wine. A bit of spicy cloves and cinnamon make this a very sophisticated hot tea cocktail. An alternative to mulled cider.

Ingredients:

250 ml strong tea

75 ml sugar

500 ml red wine

5 ml ground cloves

1 cinnamon stick

Rind of 1 lemon

Preparation:

Boil the tea, lemon rind, sugar, cinnamon and cloves together until the sugar dissolves. Add the red wine and bring to a boil. Strain out cinnamon stick and the rind. You may need to add more sugar, to taste. Serve with a slice of lemon.


Enjoy!