In celebration of Pride Month, we enlisted none other than mixologist Kaitlyn Stewart, AKA @likeablecocktails, to whip up two deliciously refreshing tea cocktail recipes (with and without alcohol) featuring her tea pick of the month: Very Cherry.
“I am obsessed with DAVIDsTEA’s Very Cherry! I love that it’s lightly caffeinated for when I need that afternoon boost, and the delicious cherry flavour is so refreshing and tastes amazing mixed in a cocktail!” —Kaitlyn Stewart, @likeablecocktails
Get to know @likeablecocktails
In 2017, Kaitlyn (she/her) was the first Canadian to win the prestigious World Class Global Bartender of The Year title. Since then, she has been travelling the world giving seminars on spirits & hospitality, doing pop-up events at some of the world’s best bars and judging international bartending competitions. She also operates her own consulting & cocktail curation business, Like•a•ble Cocktails, where she mixes up approachable cocktails and educates the masses on Instagram & TikTok.
The tea cocktail recipes you’ve been waiting for!
1. Cosmic Fizz
An out-of-this-world iced tea cocktail featuring vodka, prosecco and orange liqueur. And Very Cherry tea. Duh.
Cosmic Fizz – Tea Cocktail
Print recipeIngredients
- 2 Perfect Spoons of Very Cherry loose leaf tea
- 12oz hot water
- 1½oz vodka
- ½oz orange liqueur
- ½oz fresh lime juice
- ½oz simple syrup
- Prosecco
- orange twist
Directions
| Step 1 | |
| Scoop 2 Perfect Spoons of Very Cherry loose leaf tea to 12 oz of hot water. Steep for 4 minutes. Strain and let cool to room temperature. | |
| Step 2 | |
| Measure 2 oz of steeped Very Cherry tea, then add all ingredients, excluding the prosecco and orange twist, to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. | |
| Step 3 | |
| Vigorously shake for 10-12 seconds. | |
| Step 4 | |
| Fine strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass and top off with prosecco. | |
| Step 5 | |
| Garnish with an orange twist. | |
2. Cherry Jam (Tea Mocktail)
A mouth-watering non-alcoholic spirit (what we like to refer to as a tea mocktail) made with Very Cherry, marmalade, lemon juice and wait for it… ginger beer!
EN RECIPE CODE:
Cherry Jam – Tea Mocktail
Ingredients
- 2 Perfect Spoons of Very Cherry loose leaf tea
- 12oz hot water
- 1 tablespoon orange marmalade
- ¾oz fresh lemon juice
- non-alcoholic ginger beer
- orange twist
Directions
| Step 1 | |
| Scoop 2 Perfect Spoons of Very Cherry loose leaf. Steep in 12 oz of hot water, for 4 minutes. Strain and let cool to room temperature. | |
| Step 2 | |
| Measure 2 oz of steeped Very Cherry tea, then add all ingredients, excluding the ginger beer and orange twist, to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. | |
| Step 3 | |
| Vigorously shake for 10-12 seconds. | |
| Step 4 | |
| Fine strain into a tall glass over ice and top off with ginger beer. | |
| Step 5 | |
| Garnish with an orange twist. | |
And just like that, you’re ready to show off your new tea cocktail mixing skills at your next get-together with friends. You’re the bartender now!
With every purchase of Very Cherry in June 2022, we’re giving back to the LGBTQ+ community through the It Gets Better Project, a non-profit that aims to uplift, empower and connect LGBTQ+ youth around the globe. Want to learn more about how we sip with pride at DAVIDsTEA? Read this.
