Earl Grey MarTEAni

A gin sour with a twist of the teacup: Earl Grey-infused gin lends bergamot and tannin, lemon and simple syrup frame it as a classic sour, and an egg white whips it into a silky, foam-capped pour. Created around 2003 by Audrey Saunders at New York's Pegu Club, it was a quiet manifesto of the cocktail revival — the egg binds the tea's tannins much as milk does in a proper cup, softening the edges into something plush.

TeaClassicContains Egg

Ingredients

  • 1.5 ozGin(Earl Grey tea-infused)
  • 0.75 ozLemon Juice
  • 1 ozSimple Syrup
  • Egg White

Garnish: Sugar Rim, Lemon Peel

Preparation

Shaken · Martini · None

  1. 1.

    build

    Half-rim a chilled martini glass with sugar and set aside.

  2. 2.

    add

    Combine Earl Grey-infused gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and egg white in a shaker.

  3. 3.

    shake

    Dry shake without ice for several seconds to emulsify the egg white.

  4. 4.

    shake

    Add ice and shake hard until well-chilled and frothy.

  5. 5.

    strain

    Double strain into the prepared chilled martini glass.

  6. 6.

    garnish

    Garnish with a lemon twist.

Flavor Profile

citrus
43%
dilution
28%
herbal
28%
sweet
24%
sour
21%
floral
19%
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