A medley for those who can’t decide between tea and alcohol for company.
Put a gun to our heads, we’d still swear that tea is the greatest drink on earth. Call some friends over, put a big kettle to boil and relax in the company of some good people and an equally great cup of tea; nothing quite like it. But when the summer is raging a good ninety degrees outside or you want a night out, we understand tea doesn’t quite cut it. Don’t worry, though. Here are some easy-to-do cocktail recipes with tea, so that you don’t have to choose between tea and alcohol.
Dewar’s Dilemma
Cook time: 4 minutes
Ingredients
- 30 ml Dewar’s whisky
- 1 teaspoon Upper Namring Exotic (Spring) Darjeeling Green Tea
- 100 ml water
- 20 ml heather honey syrup
- Mint leaves for garnish
Method
- Boil the water and drop the tea leaves in. After steeping for 3–4 minutes, strain the leaves and let the tea cool.
- In a shaker, combine the Dewar’s whisky, tea and heather honey syrup. Shake until blended.
- Serve over ice cubes and garnish with mint leaves.
Voodoo Punch
Cook time: 4 minutes
Ingredients
- 30 ml white rum
- 15 ml Blue Curaçao liqueur
- 1 teaspoon Doomni Assam Black Tea
- 100 ml water
- Sugar to taste
- Lemon peel to garnish
Method
- Boil the water. Add the sugar to it and mix until it dissolves.
- Drop the leaves in. Let them steep for 4 minutes, strain the leaves and let the tea cool.
- In a highball glass with ice, pour the rum and Blue Curaçao liqueur.
- Add the sweetened black tea till the drink becomes black.
- Serve over ice cubes. Garnish with a peel of lemon.
Fireside Tea
Cook time: 3 minutes
Ingredients
- 30 ml dark rum
- 1 teaspoon Giddapahar China (Summer) Darjeeling Black Tea
- 100 ml water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- Sugar to taste
Method
- Boil the water and add the sugar. Stir until it dissolves completely.
- Drop the tea leaves in. After 3 minutes of steeping, strain the leaves and allow the tea to cool.
- Combine the tea, rum, lemon juice and cinnamon powder in a shaker and shake till it blends.
- Serve over ice.
Irish Tea Party
Cook time: 4 minutes
Ingredients
- 30 ml Jameson whiskey
- 15 ml absinthe
- 1 teaspoon Ilam Classic Organic Nepal Green Tea
- 120 ml water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Sprig of mint for garnish
- Sugar to taste
Method
- Boil the water and add the sugar. Stir it in till it dissolves.
- Drop the tea leaves in. After steeping for 4 minutes, strain the leaves and allow the tea to cool.
- Combine the tea, lemon juice, whiskey and absinthe in a shaker. Shake till it blends evenly.
- Serve over ice cubes and garnish with mint.
Originally published on Still Steeping, the Teabox blog, on July 29, 2014. Lightly edited for clarity in October 2026.
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