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black tea martiniMakes 1 cocktail
Make these one at a time, to order, for your guests. Brew and chill the tea in advance.
• 1⁄4 cup (2 ounces) vodka
• 1⁄4 cup (2 ounces) brewed black tea, chilled
• Ice
• Chopped black tea leaves
• Sugar
Shake the vodka and tea together in a cocktail shaker with ice. On a shallow plate, mix together enough tea leaves and sugar for the rim of a martini glass. Moisten the rim of a chilled martini glass with water and then dip it into the tea leaves and sugar. Strain the martini mixture into the prepared glass.