Teapot Cocktails – High Tea with a Twist

Teapot cocktails are quite the rage in Sydney, Australia and especially at the Loft for High Tea. Not much tea with a lovely combination of fruit juices and alcohol served in a teapot with little finger sandwiches make for a wonderful way to unwind with the girlfriends.

So bring out Grandma’s teapot and china service and have a tea party right in your own living room. Simply create the tea ahead of time, let it cool and mix with your favorite flavors. To your health!

GREEN TEA MARTINI

Ice

3 ounces green tea, chilled

6 ounces citron vodka

3 teaspoon Cointreau

3 teaspoon simple syrup

Orange twist for glass

Fill a shaker with ice. Add green tea, vodka, Cointreau and simple syrup. Shake well and strain into a teapot. Pour into an ice filled glass garnished with an orange twist.

TEA-FOR-TWO-MARTINI

4 ½ oz. Spiced Rum

9oz. black tea

3 oz. Simple syrup

4 ½ cranberry juice

3 tsp. grenadine

Place tea in martini shaker along with rum and mixers, shake well and strain into a teapot. Pour into two-chilled martini glasses. Garnish with a cherry.

RED TEA

3 oz. Chambord or your favorite Raspberry Liqueur

3 oz. Vodka

9 oz. tea

3 oz. simple syrup

Pour all ingredients into a shaker and shake well. Strain into a teapot. When ready to serve, pour into a martini glass and garnish with raspberries.

Recipes compliments of That’s The Spirit

Hot Teapot Cocktail

CAPTAIN GREY

4oz piping hot organic Earl Grey tea

1.5 oz Captain Morgan Spiced Rum

0.25 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice

1/2 tsp organic honey

Pre-warm a snifter (cognac glass) with warm to hot water. Steep the Earl Grey tea for 3-5 minutes in a teapot. Empty water from snifter; add tea, rum, lemon juice and honey. Swirl gently and garnish with a lemon wheel.

The steam from the drink will rise from the large opening of the snifter as you hold it up to your lips. A wonderfully relaxing cup of tea.

Recipe compliments of Good Spirits News