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| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 10 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
| Yield: | 2 cocktails |
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Earl Grey tea leaves
- 2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers gin
- white sugar, for rimming
- 1 wedge lemon
- 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger fresh lemon juice
- 2 fluid ounces simple syrup
Instructions
- 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.
- To make it easier, the Earl Grey infused gin can be made in a large quantity ahead of time. To infuse the gin, pour 1 liter of gin over 1/4 cup of Earl Grey tea leaves in a glass or metal bowl, and allow to steep for 2 hours. Afterwards, strain the gin back into its bottle. Do not press the tea leaves to extract excess gin – this can make the infusion bitter.
Reviews
Wow! I made this to enjoy during a couple of physical distancing virtual birthday calls. This drink is unbelievable! Probably my favourite martini EVER. Yumm. I used tea bags instead of loose leaf. Note I am a fan of earl grey tea & this tastes like sweet iced tea.
Yummy, but I woulda preferred less lemon, more Earl Grey flavor
It was delicious, my new summer drink.
I.. LOVE… THIS! Except that I would call it an: Earl Grey Mar-Tea-ni
Fabulous, I use vodka as it my preference, and tea bags vice leaves, just easier in my opinion.
This was divine! I’m not a big fan of gin but I’m pretty sure Earl Grey tea makes up about 10% of what flows in my veins. I used Earl Grey with lavender because that’s what I had. I agree with others that this recipe only makes one martini. I tripled the recipe for the 3 of us testing them. Unless you have tiny martini glasses this makes one.
I let mine steep over night, just loved this cocktail! ( luv earl grey too)
This was incredible! I used tea bags because that’s what I had on hand but it really only makes one drink. Thank goodness I doubled the recipe! Filled 2 martini glasses perfectly. Don’t substitute the fresh lemon juice! Really makes a huge difference in the taste.
My guests reported it was a tad too strong for them, but I thought it was a lovely blend. It went well with my High Tea party, but I’ll have to steep the teas for shorter and/our use less of the infused vodka next time.
This has amazed people at every party I’ve brought this to. I made one batch with vodka because my partner doesn’t like gin, but he ended up liking the gin version better. The tea and gin simply harmonize beautifully and the lemon makes it sing. I used tea bags once in a pinch and it worked out just as well.
My favorite go-to martini. I love Earl Grey tea and I love Martinis, so this is a natural. As others have done, I also use an Earl Grey tea bag, rather than the loose tea. I use Bombay Sapphire gin. And I skinny it up by making my own simple syrup: 2 cups of water + 2 C. powdered Splenda. Bring to a boil, boil for a minute, then set aside to cool. Store in refrigerator.
This is the BEST cocktail I have ever had! I used Target’s Simply Balanced organic black/earl grey tea bags. Perfect!
Followed the recipe using gin and then tried it again with vodka for a head to head taste test. Both were surprisingly delist, with the gin giving a little more complexity to the overall taste (some tasters could not tell it was gin). Have made since for a party using bottled lemon for simplicity and served in a pitcher to be poured over ice. Big hit. I might be giving info
I wanted a quick drink for one, so I followed a previous reviewer and microwaved the gin, steeped with the tea for 5 minutes and cooled on ice for 15. I used honey instead of simple syrup, to make it easier. I omitted the lemon on the rim and just used water. No earl grey, used green tea instead. Green tea already has a light flavor so it was more lemon martini than tea. Next time, will use a stronger tea. Lastly, double your ingredients. This does not make 2 servings.
Make it so.
I tried this with vodka (1/3 cup loose leaf tea with 750ml – let sit for about 3 or 4 hours) and it was excellent. It had a nice deep flavor and went so well with the lemon… so good. It probably tastes better with gin but I didn’t have any on hand.
Made this for a dinner party, and my guests loved it! It was so simple to make. I brewed tea bags in Bombay Sapphire Gin for a few hours and then mixed it with lemonade. So easy and so tasty!
So good – and I don’t even like tea! Served this drink at a Downton Abbey party and all of my guests loved it. I followed the recipe exactly and wouldn’t change a thing. Thanks!
Perfect! Both after-dinner tea AND after-dinner drink all-in-one!
Wow! This is fantastic. I used Earl Grey tea bags and put the gin (2 cups) and the tea bags (5 of them) into a Mason jar. I left it overnight in the refrigerator. I took the T-bags out the next day. This infused gin is now in the ‘fridge ready for an evening “Greytini”. I haven’t changed anything else, yet, but I suspect that this might be good with Bacardi, vodka or even white tequila as the alcohol base.
so good. I only had one early grey tea bag and wanted a strong tea taste, so I used a pomegranate tea bag as well. it turned the infusion a deep pink-purple color and the resulting drink was lovely – and so good. it’s a good thing the infusion takes so long or I’d be a lush!