There is not a single blueberry in it, yet the aroma rising from the warm glass is uncannily berry-like. The trick is the combination of almond from the amaretto, orange from the Grand Marnier and the tannins of black tea. Wrap your hands around a warmed snifter and sip slowly.
¾ oz
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¾ oz
amarettoe.g. Disaronno · Lazzaroni · Luxardo · Bols
5 oz
orange pekoe black tea freshly brewed
Garnish: Thin orange slice · Ice: Served up, no ice
Blueberry Tea
Warm, gently sweet and aromatic, with almond, orange and a surprising berry-like note over soft tea tannins. Light in alcohol.
Blueberry Tea is a modern hot drink with no documented inventor or date. It is often described as a Canadian bar and ski-lodge favourite, and it belongs to the long tradition of spiked teas and toddies served to warm up on cold evenings.
The name comes purely from the flavour illusion: the almond notes of amaretto and the bitter orange of Grand Marnier combine with black tea into something that many people perceive as blueberry. Serving it in a brandy snifter concentrates that aroma.
No. The blueberry impression comes from the combination of amaretto, orange liqueur and black tea.
A grade of whole-leaf black tea, usually from Sri Lanka or India. It does not taste of orange.
Yes. Cointreau or triple sec work, but a cognac-based liqueur gives more depth.
The perfect sound
A warm mug on a rainy evening by the window.
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