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This sweet-tea cocktail from the Patterson House includes lime juice and honey for a modern front-porch favorite. Ingredients:
1 cup london dry gin, preferably gordon's |
1 orange pekoe or black tea bag |
1 1/2 tablespoons honey |
6 tablespoons fresh lime juice |
6 tablespoons licor 43 |
soda water |
4 lime wedges |
fee brothers old fashion bitters |
Directions:
1. Combine gin and tea bag in a 2-cup measuring cup. Let steep for 5 minutes. Discard tea bag. Stir honey and 1 1/2 teaspoons water in a small bowl and add to tea-infused gin. Mix in lime juice and Licor 43.
2. Fill 2 Collins glasses with ice cubes. Pour half of mixture into a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake vigorously 20 times; strain into prepared glasses, dividing equally. Top each with a splash of soda water. Discard ice in shaker and repeat to make 2 more cocktails. Garnish each drink with a lime wedge and add a dash of bitters.
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