Mo-tea-to Recipe
- 2 tsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
- 8 fresh mint leaves, plus 1 extra sprig, to garnish
- scoop crushed ice
- 50ml/2fl oz gin
- 75ml/2žfl oz chilled strong green tea
- Place the sugar and lime juice into a highball glass and stir until dissolved.
- Wipe the mint leaves around the rim of the glass, then tear them in two and drop them into the glass.
- Crush the mint leaves lightly with the back of a teaspoon.
- Fill the glass with crushed ice.
- Add the gin and chilled green tea and stir well.
- To serve, garnish the glass with a sprig of mint.