Growing up we all had our heroes: parents; teachers; athletes and comic book characters. Never did I think the Mad Hatter would be the one I would most emulate. Sure, I don’t have a talking mouse, invisible cat or white rabbit, but I do have my own crew of off-the-wall regulars who guarantee me my own person gong show. By nature, I love to elevate anything I do, so it struck me one sunny afternoon: why not spike the punch bowl at the next tea party? And spike it I did.
The Tea Sparrow team sat down one fin night and created 7 tea cocktails. Three really aren’t worth mentioning but the other 4 brought in combined scores of 8.7/10 or higher. Getting an 11-person team to agree on anything is hard. Getting an 11 person team of tipsy tea drinkers to agree is just plain magic.
From all the tea cocktails two tied for the gold medal with a combined score 9.5/10. The first was a wonderfully simple cocktail, White Tea Champagne. The black and red currents give this tea a champagne flavour that blends perfectly with the prosecco.
Steep 1 heaping tbsp of White Tea Champagne per 10oz (just over 1 cup) of not-quite-boiling water for 5 minutes. Add 1 heaping tbsp of honey and allow to cool. Once at room temperature, add 8oz of Prosecco or champagne, 2oz of gin and 1 tsp vanilla extract. Fill two glasses with ice and pour in mixture. This drink is super light and refreshing. The black and red currants, balm leaves, lemongrass and sunflower blossoms make this drink scream summer. It’s perfect for the opening of your next deck party or the toast of a bridal shower.
I’ve always loved hosting tea parties, but a cocktail tea parties just takes it to another level. We hope you enjoy what we created. Please see below for a list of tea and alcohols used to create this masterpieces. Enjoy!
Teas Used:
Tea Desire’s White Tea Champagne – www.teadesire.com.
Alcohol Used:
Bombay Sapphire Dry Gin
Italian Prosecco