Chrysanthemum Tea Cocktail
One fine Chinese cocktail wey dey use traditional chrysanthemum tea.
Wetin you need
- 45 mlVodka
- 90 mlChrysanthemum Tea
- 15 mlHoney Syrup
- 15 mlLemon Juice
How to make am
- 1Brew chrysanthemum tea and let am cool.
- 2Shake vodka, tea, honey, and lemon with ice.
- 3Strain am enter rocks glass with ice.
- 4Garnish with dried chrysanthemum flowers.
Decoration
Dried chrysanthemum flowers
Tools
Cocktail Shaker
Story
Chrysanthemum tea don dey drink for China for plenty years, e dey valued because e dey cool body and e get fine flower taste. Dis cocktail change di traditional drink to something wey dey elegant and thoughtful—e be like bridge between old tea culture and modern cocktail making. Di taste dey soft and refined: chrysanthemum dey give gentle flower taste without smelling like perfume, honey add natural sweetness, and lemon bring brightness. Na di kind drink wey go make you sip am slowly and talk quietly. E perfect for people wey love tea, people wey dey find something soft and different, or to clean mouth between food for one fancy meal. Pro Tips: Use quality dried chrysanthemum flowers (you fit find am for Asian market) and steep di tea small—if you steep am too long e go bitter. Di flower garnish suppose be complete and fine; how you present am important for here.