Earl Grey MarTEAni — Gin martini with Earl Grey tea infusion

Earl Grey MarTEAni

Gin martini with Earl Grey tea infusion

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 ozFresh Lemon Juice
    Fresh squeezed
    Substitute: Meyer lemon
  • 2 dashesAngostura Orange Bitters
    Citrus tea character
    Substitute: Lavender bitters
  • 1/2 ozDry Vermouth
    French dry vermouth
    Substitute: Dolin Dry
  • 2 1/2 ozEarl Grey Gin
    Tea-infused gin
    Substitute: Hendrick's + tea syrup
  • 1/4 ozSimple Syrup
    Earl Grey simple syrup
    Substitute: Honey syrup

Instructions

  1. Add 2 1/2 oz Earl Grey-infused gin, 1/2 oz dry vermouth, 1/4 oz simple syrup, and 1/4 oz fresh lemon juice to mixing glass
  2. Add 2 dashes orange bitters
  3. Fill with ice and stir until well chilled
  4. Strain into chilled coupe glass

    Pre-chill glass

  5. Express lemon peel oils over drink and garnish

Technique Notes

Infuse the gin for no more than two hours and taste as you go. Past that the tea turns tannic and the drink goes astringent and grey.

Why the Earl Grey MarTEAni Works

Earl Grey-infused gin brings bergamot, which is itself a citrus oil, so the lemon juice and the orange bitters reinforce rather than introduce the citrus character. Dry vermouth keeps the drink savoury where the tea wants to read sweet, and the small dose of simple syrup lets the bergamot bloom without going perfumey.

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