Snow Jewel vodka cocktail

This sophisticated white tea and vodka cocktail is definitely one of our party season essentials. Refreshing, fruity and easy to prepare, it’s bound to score you bonus points with your guests because of the unexpected ingredient -tea, naturally! And not just any tea, but the purest, most refined kind!  For this cocktail we’ve used Snow Jewel, but try it also with White Whisper.

Ingredients

• 50ml Snow Jewel infused vodka
• 15ml Simple Syrup
• Soda Water
• Lime

Infuse 3g tea per 50ml vodka for about an hour. Strain the tea out.  Add the infused vodka and simple syrup over ice.

Top up the glass with soda and stir, squeeze in the lime and leave as a garnish.

Smoky Mary on a Sunday morning

Lahloo Pantry manager Holly had a secret: she makes an amazing Bloody Mary. But when we found out, we decided we had to use her expertise! And this is how Holly transformed the classical cocktail into an alcohol-free, rejuvenating drink packed with antioxidants. We’ve used Lahloo Smoky, the whiskey of the tea world, in this exciting recipe. Feeling a bit, ahem, tired on a Sunday morning? Follow Holly’s advice on how to make this delicious Smoky Mary!

The secret is out!

Ingredients: 

• 3tbsp Lahloo Smoky tea (infused)
• Juice of 1 lime
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• 240ml tomato juice
• 2 pinches celery salt
• Tobasco to taste (Holly recommends two shakes)
• Worcester sauce to taste (again, Holly recommends two shakes)
• celery stalk
• lemon and lime to garnish

Mix all the ingredients, garnish with lemon, lime and celery stalk and serve with ice!