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Trade Route Tea Cocktail Recipe

By Raquel Pelzel/

This recipe was originally published as part of our Indian Spring dinner party.

TT Test Kitchen Tip: First made in the 17th century in Holland, Genever is the slightly sweeter and less potent forefather of gin (which works equally well in this cocktail).

Recipe from the Tasting Table Test Kitchen

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Prep Time
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Cook Time
5
minutes
Servings
1
cocktail
Total time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
  • Sweet Tea
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 2 bags of black tea
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • Cocktail
  • 2 ounces Genever
  • 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
  • ¾ teaspoon finely grated ginger
  • Ice
  • Candied ginger
Directions
  1. Make the sweet tea: In a medium bowl, pour the boiling water over the tea bags. Set aside for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags and stir in the sugar until dissolved.
  2. Make the cocktail: In a cocktail shaker, combine the Genever, lemon juice, 2 ounces of the sweet tea, the grated ginger and ice. Shake and double strain (using a cocktail strainer and pouring over a fine-mesh strainer) into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with candied ginger and serve.
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