Typically we infuse spirits with fruits or herbs, but a tea? It's interesting and a nice change of pace, especially for sprucing up an aged rum like the Flor de Caña 4 year. The really nice part is that it only takes about an hour for the infusion. When this infusion is mixed in the Mad Hatter's Tea Party gets even better, especially with the ginger syrup, which you can make by doing yet another infusion similar to these simple syrups using pureed ginger.
Prep Time: 1 hour, 4 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 4 minutes
Yield: 1 Drink
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Flor de Caña 4yr infused with summer royale tea*
- 3/4 oz lime juice
- 1/2 oz sugar cane syrup
- 1/4 oz ginger syrup
- Lime wheel for garnish
Preparation:
- Shake all ingredients together and then strain into a rocks glass.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
*To make infused Flor de Caña:
Add four tablespoons of summer royale tea to one liter bottle of Flor de Caña rum and let stand for one hour, and then strain.
