Earl Grey Lemon Fizz

Name: Earl Grey Lemon Fizz
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 8 glasses
Ingredients: 3 cups hot water (720 ml); 5 Earl Grey tea bags; 0.33 cup honey; 0.5 cup fresh lemon juice (120 ml); 3 cups sparkling water, chilled (720 ml); lemon wheels, ice and thyme

Strong tea has the same dry, tannic backbone as a cocktail, and bergamot gives it a perfume. This is the alcohol-free drink for the host who does not want her non-drinking guests to feel left out. Make a jug of the base and add the fizz at the table.

about 8 glassesYield

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What you'll need

3 cups hot water (720 ml)
5 Earl Grey tea bags
0.33 cup honey
0.5 cup fresh lemon juice (120 ml)
3 cups sparkling water, chilled (720 ml)
lemon wheels, ice and thyme

How to make it

Steep the tea bags in the hot water for 6 minutes, press and remove. Stir in the honey while hot.
Stir in the lemon juice and chill completely, at least 2 hours.
Fill glasses with ice, pour in the base until two-thirds full, then top with sparkling water.
Glass: Tall glass. Garnish: A lemon wheel and a thyme sprig.

Chef's secrets

A long steep makes a strong base, which is what stands up to the ice.

Swap half the honey for a vanilla syrup for a London Fog feel.

Good to know

Make ahead

The base keeps for 3 days in the fridge.