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Long Island Green Tea
From Food Network Kitchens

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

Directions
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.

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Ingredients
Green Tea Vodka:

Directions
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.

Ingredients
Simple Syrup:

Directions
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

Ingredients
Flowery Ice Cubes:

Directions
Edible flowers
Water

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