Boston Tea Party

Name: Boston Tea Party
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 ⁄ 2 cup sugar; 1 ⁄ 2 cup water; 2 Earl Grey tea bags; 1 1 ⁄ 2 oz. silver tequila, preferably Lunazul; 1 ⁄ 2 oz. fresh lemon juice, plus wedge for garnish; 1 oz. ginger beer; 3 ⁄ 4 oz. brewed iced tea

Serves
makes 1 Cocktail

FARIDEH SADEGHIN

This refreshing, fragrant drink is served at The Marliave restaurant in Boston. It mixes grassy tequila with spicy ginger beer and a syrup infused with bergamot-flavored Earl Grey tea.

Ingredients

For the Earl Grey Syrup

¹⁄₂ cup sugar
¹⁄₂ cup water
2 Earl Grey tea bags

For the Cocktail

1 ¹⁄₂ oz. silver tequila, preferably Lunazul
¹⁄₂ oz. fresh lemon juice, plus wedge for garnish
1 oz. ginger beer
³⁄₄ oz. brewed iced tea

Instructions

Step 1

Make the Earl Grey syrup: Bring sugar and water to a boil; cook until sugar is dissolved,  1–2 minutes. Remove from heat and add tea bags; let steep for 20 minutes and then strain syrup. Store in the refrigerator up to 1 month.

Step 2

Make the cocktail: Combine ¾ oz. Earl Grey syrup, the tequila, and lemon juice in an ice-filled shaker. Shake vigorously and strain into a collins glass filled with fresh ice. Top with ginger beer and iced tea; garnish with lemon wedge.