Cocktail 'mint breeze'

Cocktail "Mint breeze"

This is an excellent, refreshing cocktail, which will please all connoisseurs of Chinese tea, who want to give the familiar taste of Da Hung Pao tea a new sound. Each girl will be pleased to enjoy this cocktail in a romantic atmosphere. But in a cocktail a lot depends not only on the quality of mint and fruit, but also on tea, and also on the water in which it was brewed. Do not neglect the rules of making this cocktail, as its taste can significantly change if you do not follow it. At the same time, this cocktail is not only delicious, but also useful, since it has all the useful properties of this fine Chinese tea, which many decades ago was appreciated by one of the Chinese emperors. According to legend, this tea cured him of the strongest abdominal pain, after which the emperor led to give tea bushes from which tea was collected, large red dressing gowns. That's why this tea is called - yes, Hong Pao.

So, for one glass of cocktail "Mint breeze" you will need:

1. Chinese tea Da Hong Pao (250 ml Buy Da Hong Pao can be found in almost every online store, but do not forget that the quality of tea has a strong influence on taste, so choose it wisely. .

2. Mint syrup - 20ml
3. Mandarin - 1 pc.

4. Fresh mint - 1 sprig

5. Apple - ¼ pcs.

6. Ice

Preparation:

Method of brewing tea Da Hong Pao: 5 ml per 250 ml of water. Water is 95 ° C. Weld with hot water and almost immediately drain the water. Brew - 3-5 minutes. The tea has a fruity aroma and a sweetish-fruity aftertaste with lightly baked notes.

After the tea is brewed, it must be cooled. Take a glass with a volume of 300-400 ml. Squeeze the juice from the mandarin directly into the glass. Slice the apples in thin slices. Sprinkle a sprig of mint into a glass and squeeze it several times with a spoon, so that it best gives its taste and aroma to our cocktail. And then put some ice cubes in the glass. Mix the resulting drink - and enjoy!