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Tea-based “dark and stormy

Difficulty Easy

Ingredients

1⁄3 cup water
1 t maple syrup (or 1 t brown sugar)
a teabag (Earl Grey works well!)
2 slices fresh lime
1 x 200 ml can good-quality ginger ale- or half sparkling water
fresh mint

Method

1. Pour 1⁄3 cup water over a teabag (Earl Grey works well!). Add 1 t maple syrup (or 1 t brown sugar) and allow to steep – you want it to be nice and potent. Chill.

2. In a tumbler or Collins glass with ice, combine the tea with 2 slices fresh lime and a generous squeeze of lime juice, 1 x 200 ml can good-quality ginger ale – or half sparkling water, half ginger ale for a less sweet drink. Garnish with fresh mint and a twist of lime.

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Photographer: Jan Ras

Production: Abigail Donnelly

Food assistants: Bianca jones and Ellen Schwerdtfeger

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Ingredients

Method