Best Earl Grey Martini Recipes

EARL GREY MARTINI

Steps:

• Sprinkle the tea leaves over the gin in a small glass, and set aside to steep for 2 hours.
• Pour 1/4 to 1/2 inch of white sugar onto a small, shallow plate. Moisten the rims of 2 martini glasses with a wedge of lemon, dip the moistened glasses into the sugar; set aside.
• Strain the infused gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup into a cocktail shaker over ice. Cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into the rimmed glasses to serve.

EARL GREY MARTINI

Steps:

• Put the Earl Grey tea in a large jug. Pour the gin over and stir with a long-handled spoon for about 45 secs.
• Strain the gin through a tea strainer over a funnel back into the bottle. You'll see small particles of leaf still suspended in the gin. Rinse out the jug and, using a coffee filter or some muslin inside the funnel, strain the gin a second time to remove all the particles. In this way, the gin will be stable and the flavour won't change - it'll be good for months and months until the final sip.
• To serve, shake or stir over ice - I like how the flavours change as the drink dilutes.