Name: Coronation G and Tea
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Overproof gin; 15 ml Fino sherry; 15 ml Pineapple juice; 15 ml Masala chai (cold); 15 ml Honey and water syrup

Coronation G & Tea
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Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Beefeater Crown Jewel Gin
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Pineapple juice
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Masala chai (cold, no milk)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of something suitably British such as Scottish shortbread or mini Cornish scone rested across rim.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Add your patriotic garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Fino sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Overproof gin provides the flavoursome backbone to this honeyed pineapple and Chia tea-flavoured cocktail, with bone-dry fino sherry balancing the rich honey and contributing vinous complexity.

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Variations/similar cocktails:

Coronation Cocktail (Jacques Straub's)
Coronation Cocktail No. 1
Coronation Cocktail (Old Waldorf-Astoria's)

History:

Created in April 2023, to celebrate the coronation of Charles III, by yours truly at The Clocktower, Rye, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Coronation G & Tea contains 198 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
18.21% alc./vol. (36.42° proof)
21.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Dimal

13th March at 05:20

I have quite a few things to say regarding 'chai tea' as an Indian. Indeed as Mr Gruff says, this kind of tea (what we actually call masala tea) is made pretty much only with milk, at least traditionally. So it was complicated to think of how to make the drink. Eventually I just made it with black tea and a little bit of cinnamon syrup as well as a muddled cardamom pod and a single clove. Tasted alright, but I wish there was a proper clarification and rectification about the tea.

Simon Difford

13th March at 13:16

I've renamed this "Masala chai (cold, no milk)" and added a link explaining what is meant by Masala chai tea.

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Mr Gruff

19th December 2025 at 17:57

Where the recipe calls for "Chai latte tea" does this really mean a milk-based spiced tea, or does it just mean chai tea infused in water. Seems like milk would curdle in the alcohol and pineapple (although now I'm curious to try changing the quantities and try a clarified milk-punch variant).

Simon Difford

20th December 2025 at 05:56

Should be Chai Tea - no milk. Many thanks for bringing to my attention.

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