The Earl Recipe

The Earl Recipe

  • 20g/¾oz loose leaf Earl Grey tea
  • 1 x 750ml bottle gin
  • 40ml/1½fl oz Earl Grey infused gin
  • 30ml/1fl oz regular gin (not the infused gin)
  • 30ml/1fl oz lemon juice
  • 45ml/1½fl oz elderflower cordial
  • 20ml/1fl oz sugar syrup
  • 1 heaped tsp lime marmalade
  1. Infuse the loose leaf Earl Grey tea into the bottle of gin, shake and leave for exactly 2 hours. Strain and return to the bottle (you will not need all the gin).
  2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the Earl Grey infused gin, standard gin, lemon juice, elderflower cordial, sugar syrup and lime marmalade. Shake.
  3. Strain into a teapot packed with ice and serve chilled in teacups with a slice of fresh lemon. You could serve with ice cubes instead of sugar cubes on the side.