Bergamot, a hybrid of the sweet lime and part of our Hope & Glory Earl Grey tea, is the perfect partner for a classic Margarita; sweetness, sourness, bitterness and salt in equal measure.
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Ingredients
Serves 1
2 Hope & Glory Earl Grey teabags or
2 tsp Hope & Glory Earl Grey tea leaves
250ml (9oz) caster sugar
250ml (9oz) boiled water
50ml (2oz) Tequila
25ml (1oz) fresh lime juice
Method
Step 1
INFUSE pyramids for 5 minutes in 250ml of boiled water and 250ml caster sugar to make a tea syrup, stir until sugar dissolves.
Step 2
REMOVE pyramid, or strain if loose, refrigerate to cool.
Step 3
COMBINE 15ml of cooled Earl Grey tea syrup, with 50ml of tequila and 25ml of fresh lime juice.
Step 4
SHAKE over ice, and strain into a chilled margarita coupette, the edges of which have been dusted with salt.
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