Birds and Bees
Juan Coronado from The Bazaar, South Beach
This refreshing cocktail is made with chamolie tea, honey, gin and fresh lemon juice
- 2 teabags chamomile
- 1/2 cup honey
For the Cocktail
- 2 oz gin
- 1 oz honey-chamomile syrup
- 1 oz. fresh lemon juice
Make the chamomile-honey syrup: Place tea bags in ½ cup boiling water for 5 minutes; remove tea bags, squeezing water from them; discard bags. Add honey and stir to dissolve. Let syrup cool to room temperature. Makes about ½ cup; extra syrup will keep, refrigerated, for up to two weeks.
Make the cocktail: Combine gin, syrup, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously and strain into a coupe or martini glass.