Wild Tea

How do you take your tea? How about with vodka, elderflower and pressed apple juice…

Tea has come back with a bang thanks the explosion of varieties and blends you’ll find on every supermarket shelf. You’ll find tea too in our bars and restaurants – Absolut Wild Tea, a vodka from Sweden flavoured with black tea and elderflower.

Top mixers Damon Davis and James Poyner from Chaophraya Birmingham have created this glorious cocktail combining Absolut with elderflower cordial, pressed apple juice, egg white and fresh lemon juice, all served in a chilled Martini glass. Cheers boys!

Ingredients:

  • 37.5ml Absolut Wild Tea
  • 37.5ml freshly pressed apple juice
  • 20ml lemon juice
  • 1 egg white
  • 12.5ml Vanilla Gomme
  • 12.5 elderflower cordial

Method:

Add all ingredients to a shaker and shake. Add cubed iced and shake again. Double strain and garnish with a pinch of green tea and dress with star anise.

Chaophraya Birmingham, Spiceal Street, Bullring, B5 4BH. Tel 0121 643 2424 www.chaophraya.co.uk