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Ingredients

• 1 strong black tea bag (Assam or English breakfast)
• 80 ml boiling water
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract
• 25 ml fresh lemon juice, plus a slice to garnish
• 15 ml Simple syrup (1:1 sugar and water)
• 25 ml aquafaba (the liquid from a tin of chickpeas)
• 1 cocktail cherry, to garnish
• Ice

Method

1. Pour the boiling water over the tea bag and steep for 5 min so it is strong and slightly tannic, like a whiskey stand-in. Remove the bag and let it cool completely; a few minutes in the fridge speeds this up.
2. Put 60 ml of the cold tea, the vanilla, lemon juice, syrup and aquafaba in a shaker. Shake without ice for about 15 seconds to build the foam.
3. Add plenty of ice and shake hard again for about 15 seconds.
4. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice, let the foam settle on top and garnish with the lemon slice and cherry.

Tips

• Half an egg white works instead of aquafaba; use pasteurised egg if serving anyone pregnant, elderly or with a weak immune system.
• Black tea has caffeine, so use decaf tea for an evening glass.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

BBC Good Food Love and Lemons