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Earl Grey MarTEAni
A fantastic and very English cocktail created by a New Yorker. The gin botanicals combine harmoniously with the flavours and tannins of the tea
Matt Excell
4th June 2023 at 07:40
Does the 5 minute infusion really work? Most recipes have a full bottle infusing for 2 hours, but is five minutes enough for a single serving? Also, how much tea to use for a single serving? As much as if I was making a regular cup of Earl Grey?
20th August 2024 at 23:15
I did 10 minutes - it absolutely works better than the crazy long steeping times you find online, that extract far too many tannins. 5 minutes should be perfectly fine.
I believe the 2-8 hours is taken from cold-brewing tea in water, but water and 80-proof gin have different qualities.
I used my go-to Brokers Gin.
I believe the 2-8 hours is taken from cold-brewing tea in water, but water and 80-proof gin have different qualities.
I used my go-to Brokers Gin.
29th January 2024 at 14:22
You can always (and should) taste. In my case 5 minutes wasn't enough (Twining's Earl Grey) and it needed 6 to better profile the tea.
I tried it with Beefeater and Tanq 10 and also split base of the above (50/50 and 80/20) and in every blind test the Beefeater 100% was preferred (as it's quite taste neutral and the tea was better perceived).
I tried it with Beefeater and Tanq 10 and also split base of the above (50/50 and 80/20) and in every blind test the Beefeater 100% was preferred (as it's quite taste neutral and the tea was better perceived).
14th December 2023 at 23:02
Simon, did you mean to say 120ml gin in this comment? Because your recipe calls for 60ml per drink. I wonder if you might at some point consider adding the volume to be infused in the recipe above, if only so you don't have stupid people like me needing clarification!!! :P
6th August 2023 at 10:29
I think for a quantity so minute as 2 shot 5 minutes should work (it did for me), if you wanna infuse an whole bottle you should probably use more than one tea beg and leave it over night.
5th June 2023 at 09:16
I've just put 60ml gin (enough for 2 cocktails) in a small glass with 1 Earl Grey tea bag and after 5 mins good colour and flavour extracted. If you leave for too long then tannins can be overly dominant.