Tea Cocktail: Bromance

Bromance

By Jean-Félix Desfossés, mixologist at Château Frontenac

The combination of various citrus fruits and rose in this cocktail makes it a festive and colourful beverage.

Ingredients

• 60 ml (2 oz) of Bacardi Carta Blanca
• ¾ c. fresh lime juice
• 1 C. guava juice
• 1 C. Earl Grey Marie-Antoinette tea syrup (see recipe below)
• 3 drops of bitter Peychaud
• 2 drops of rose water
• Ice cubes
• Zest of lime and rosebud (to decorate)

Preparation

1. In a shaker, put Bacardi, lime, juice, tea syrup, bitter and rose water. Fill with ice cubes and stir vigorously.

2. Filter the mixture into a cold cocktail cup.

3. Garnish with a zest of lime and a rosebud, if desired.

SYRUP OF TEA EARL GREY MARIE-ANTOINETTE

• 3 c. Earl Gray tea coffee
• 1 cup (250 mL) hot water at 95 ° C (203 ° F)
• ½ c. coffee rose water
• 3 c. white sugar

Put the tea in a cup, pour the hot water and let infuse 3 minutes. Filter.  Add the rose water, then the sugar and stir until completely dissolved.