Peterborough Tea Party

1.5 oz Gin or Vodka

2 oz Lemon oil and Early Gray Syrup

.5 oz Lemon Juice

Tonic

Lemon Oil Earl Gray Syrup Ingredients

6 Lemons

4 Cups Sugar

6 Earl Gray Tea Bags

First you will want to make the lemon oil and early gray simple syrup.  This process should start at least 24 hours before you want to use the syrup.  You will start by peeling the sink of the lemon using a peeler.  You are not peeling it like an orange.  Once you have peeled all the lemons you will want to cover them all in sugar and store in the refrigerator for 24 hours.  The sugar pulls out the oil and lemon flavor from the peels.

Next you will bring to heat 5 cups of water, lemon sugar, and earl gray tea bags.  Heat until fully combined and then remove from heat and let steep for one hour.  Remove the tea bags and the lemon peels and store in an airtight container.

Building the Cocktails:

Building the cocktail is easy.  Combine your spirit, syrup, and lemon juice into a shaker tin.  Shake for 15 seconds and strain into a Collins glass.  Top with 2-3 ounces of tonic and fill with ice.  Garnish with a an expressed lemon peel.