Cherry Green Tea Cocktail Food

HIGH-TEA COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Toast the cardamom pods in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add 3 cups water, the sugar and ginger and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the mixture is reduced to 2 cups, about 10 minutes.
• Strain the syrup into a glass measuring cup; if you have less than 2 cups syrup, add hot water. Add the tea bags and steep, about 3 minutes. Discard the bags and cool the syrup to room temperature (don't squeeze the bags or the syrup will taste tannic).
• Combine the syrup, gin, vermouth and bitters in a large cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until frothy, about 15 seconds, then pour into a pitcher filled with ice. Garnish with orange and/or lemon twists.

SWEET TEA COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Muddle the cucumber, mint, raspberries and ice in a shaker. Add the lemonade and sweet tea vodka. Shake well. Pour into a high ball glass or mason jar and garnish with a lemon wheel.

CHERRY GINGER INFUSED TEA

Steps:

• Combine cherries and ginger slices in a glass bowl. Sprinkle sugar over the cherries mixture and cover with 2 cups filtered water.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours to overnight.
• Bring 2 cups filtered water nearly to a boil; pour over tea bags in a pitcher. Steep tea for 90 seconds. Squeeze tea bags into pitcher and discard bags.
• Strain cherry-ginger water into pitcher with green tea, squeezing out excess liquid. Serve with lemon slices and lemon juice.