
MeMe Toor
The Teasmith Original ABV 43%
Updated: Jun 24, 2020
I know I’ve spoken about tea in previous posts but I’m back here talking about it again. When I were younger my family and I would go to Punjab, India to visit my grandparents and family every few years. I have lots of fond memories, running through the fields my family owned, being terrified of the water buffaloes on our farm and my mother telling me to drink tea. My mother always told us to drink it, “someone has gone to the effort to make it for you so drink up.” Indian tea is very very sweet and well who wants a hot drink which can I say takes forever to cool down, when it’s 35 degrees? I didn’t grow up liking Indian tea like most Indians do.
I didn’t grow up liking Indian tea like most Indians do.
It was probably the first thing I learnt to make properly, whenever we had guests over my mother would always give me the look.... I knew the look was “go put the saucepan on the hob and make cups of tea” I now get told my cup of cha (Indian tea) is the yummiest in the family. I think they only say this so I will willingly make them endless amount of cups.

Tea-smith Original gin is the first gin from Scotland to use Tea as its main botanical. Other botanicals used are Juniper Berries, Licorice Root, Coriander and Orange Peel. These botanicals are distilled twice in traditional copper stills. This gin is very refreshingly crisp. For the perfect G&T garnish with Mint and Lemon.

Chai Tea & Biscuits
50ml Teasmith Gin
30ml Almond Milk
15ml Homemade Chai Tea Syrup
20ml Fresh Lemon Juice
1 Egg White
Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice
Shake it like a Polaroid picture for 30 seconds
Pour into glass without ice.
Garnish with a Shortbread biscuit.
To make Chai Tea Syrup. Two parts sugar to one part water (2:1). Bring to boil then allow to simmer. Add cloves, cardamom pods and liquorice root. Leave to simmer for 30 minutes.

Teasmith's South Side
60ml Teasmith Gin
8 Mint Leaves
30ml Fresh Lime Juice
15ml Sugar Syrup
Put all ingredients into cocktail shaker
Add plenty of ice
Shake away
Strain into a Champagne flute.
Top up with Champagne.
Garnish with a sprig of mint.

Teasmiths Chai Collins
60ml Teasmith Gin
30ml Fresh Lemon Juice
15ml Homemade Chai Tea Syrup
Sparkling Water
10 Mint Leaves
Muddle the mint in the cocktail shaker
Add ice, gin, syrup and lemon juice.
Shake away.
Strain into glass filled with ice.
Top up with sparkling water.
Garnish with mint.
Teasmith Original Gin for me was something different. I've had gin cocktails containing tea before but not a gin. Out of these cocktails my favourite is "chai Tea & Biscuits"
You guys HAVE to get making this one for sure!
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