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Here’s a mix of my Number 1 cocktail, a Long Island Ice Tea, merged with the ever-healthy Green Tea. I found this recipe last summer but I can’t remember from where.

The drink is pretty good during the heat of the summer, as you can taste the green tea infused vodka fairly well. If you are planning on making this drink, you will need to prepare the Green Tea Vodka first, see below.

• Ice
• 2 ounces Green Tea Vodka, recipe follows
• 1/2-ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1-ounce orange liqueur
• 1/4-ounce golden rum
• 2 to 3 teaspoons Simple Syrup, recipe follows
• Flowery Ice Cubes, for garnish (optional)

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add Green Tea Vodka, lemon juice, orange liqueur, and Simple Syrup. Cover and shake until mixed and chilled, about 30 seconds. (In general, the drink is ready by the time the shaker mists up.) Strain into a tall glass filled with Flowery Ice Cubes, if using.

Green Tea Vodka:
1 cup vodka
2 gunpowder green tea bags or 2 tablespoons loose gunpowder green tea

Place both tea bags into the vodka. Cover, shake, and let steep for 2 hours. Remove and discard the tea bags.

Simple Syrup:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water

Put the sugar and water in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. (Alternatively, heat in the microwave.) Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

Yield: about 1 1/2 cups

Flowery Ice Cubes:
Edible flowers
Water

Drop 1 edible flower into each segment of an ice-cube tray; fill with water and freeze.

from www.recipefinder.com

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