I am so excited to have Ella from Paper Umbrella back today to guest post about a new cocktail recipe. You may remember her from here. If not, head over and read a little more about her. She is absolutely adorable and her blog is so inspiring to read.
When Jessica asked me to do a guest post I thought this would be a great opportunity to experiment with some hot cocktail recipes for Fall/Winter. I love me some G+Ts, but they just aren’t going to cut it in this cold, rainy Portland weather. Of course, hot coco + peppermint schnapps, cider + bourbon, or coffee + bailey’s are all great boozy winter drink options, but I wanted to try something a little different.
Recently, I went to a teahouse nearby that makes tea cocktails, including a few hot ones. I was a little skeptical at first, but I actually loved all of their drinks! Here is my take on one of their rose drinks – this can be served hot or cold and is great either way.
You will need: 1 cup of white tea (I used a rose peony tea, but any kind of white tea will do – the rose in mine wasn’t a very strong flavor), ¾ to 1 oz of gin (you might want to add a little more if you plan on drinking this cold), ½ oz St. Germain liquor (or a cheaper alternative would be elderflower syrup), and ¾ oz rose water simple syrup (heat 1 part rose water, one part sugar in a pan until all of the sugar has dissolved).
Mix all of these ingredients together and drink hot or cold. This drink is a sweet treat, so it would be fun to serve in lieu of dessert next time you have friends over for dinner!
I cannot wait to try this recipe out this month as the weather cools down in our neck of the woods. Jump over to Ella's blog to read more of her cocktail recipes. She is a cocktail genius.
