Vodka & Rosemary Tea

It is a taste of waiting.... for miracle? Yup, that's Princess' feeling!

"Rosemary smell makes you relax with a hearty flavor of Vodka become a perfect match.

Ingredient per person
Tea leaf (Kandy) 6g
Ice cube moderate amount
Hot water 350cc
Dried rosemary 1/2 teaspoon
Vodka 20cc
Sugar syrup 20cc
Fresh rosemary 1 sprig

Method
1 Put in the tea leaf and rosemary into the teapot and pour in hot water.
2 Pour Vodka and sugar syrup into a glass, stir it and add ice cube.
3 Pour in 120cc of hot red tea from teapot into the glass.
4 Leave the fresh rosemary in the glass as decoration."

*Source: Takeshi, I. (2008) Tea Blend by Takeshi Isobuchi. (萧志强, Trans.). Taipei, Taiwan: Maple House Cultural Publishing. (Original Japanese edition, Tokyo, Japan: MCPress, Inc., Tokyo, 2007) p.163

Gin & Lemon Spark

Princess likes this taste very much! Difficult to describe the feeling. Errr...the words just strike my mind "first love"!

"The sour of lemon combine with tasty Gin, a perfect balance!

Ingredient per person
Lemon juice 15cc
Lemon 1 slice
Sugar syrup 30cc
Gin 30cc
Iced tea (Kandy tea) 50cc
Soft drink 30cc
Ice cube moderate amount

Method
1 Pour in lemon juice, sugar syrup and Gin into a glass.
2 Add ice cube, pour in iced red tea and soft drink.
3 Finally hang a slice of lemon at the edge of glass as decoration."

*Source: Takeshi, I. (2008) Tea Blend by Takeshi Isobuchi. (萧志强, Trans.). Taipei, Taiwan: Maple House Cultural Publishing. (Original Japanese edition, Tokyo, Japan: MCPress, Inc., Tokyo, 2007) p.162

Plum Brandy & Lemon Tea

Hmmmm.....Personally Princess feels that it has a strong taste of alcohol with lemon smell. According to Takeshi-san, the mixture of plum and lemon produce an elegance taste. Well...why this taste didn't appear on my taste bud? What's your opinion?

"An elegance taste with combination of plum and lemon.

Ingredient per person
Iced tea (Kandy tea) 100cc
Ice cube moderate amount
Lemon juice 20cc
Plum Brandy 20cc
Sugar syrup 10cc
A slice of lemon

Method
1 Have lemon juice and sugar syrup into the glass, pour in plum brandy and stir it moderately.
2 Add ice cube, pour in iced red tea.
3 Finally have a slice of lemon hanging at the edge of glass as a decoration."

*Source: Takeshi, I. (2008) Tea Blend by Takeshi Isobuchi. (萧志强, Trans.). Taipei, Taiwan: Maple House Cultural Publishing. (Original Japanese edition, Tokyo, Japan: MCPress, Inc., Tokyo, 2007) p.161

Tea & Beer Orange

It gives Princess a fresh and cooling feel. If you feel sleepy, drink this and I believe you will WAKE UP immediately! Hahaha...

"A fresh cool taste, suitable to drink this iced tea cocktail during HOT summer days.

Ingredient per person
Orange juice 20cc
Sugar syrup 20cc
Iced tea (Kandy tea) 80cc
Beer 25cc
Ice cube moderate amount

Method
1 Pour in orange juice and sugar syrup, stir it.
2 Add ice cube and pour in iced tea.
3 Pour in beer and stir softly."

*Source: Takeshi, I. (2008) Tea Blend by Takeshi Isobuchi. (萧志强, Trans.). Taipei, Taiwan: Maple House Cultural Publishing. (Original Japanese edition, Tokyo, Japan: MCPress, Inc., Tokyo, 2007) p.160

Grapefruit Red Wine Tea Cocktail

Have a glass of cold drink during summer day....aaAAaAaAAAaaa....so cool! A contradict feeling by drinking this iced tea cocktail. Give it a try!

"A combination of grapefruit and red wine, produce beautiful colour changes. A mixture of tasty grapefruit with astringency of red tea, it is a delicious taste.

Ingredient per person
Grapefruit juice 20cc
Sugar syrup 20cc
Red Wine 20cc
Iced tea (Kandy tea) 80cc
Ice cube moderate amount

Method
1 Pour grapefruit juice into a glass.
2 Add sugar syrup, stir it.
3 Add moderate amount of ice cube then add iced red tea.
4 Finally pour in a moderate amount of red wine."

*Source: Takeshi, I. (2008) Tea Blend by Takeshi Isobuchi. (萧志强, Trans.). Taipei, Taiwan: Maple House Cultural Publishing. (Original Japanese edition, Tokyo, Japan: MCPress, Inc., Tokyo, 2007) p.159

Russian White

It is boring to have drink without snack! Princess thinks that snack is the "main cast" whereby drink is the "co-star". Yummy yummy! :)

"With milk fragrant tea cocktail, suitable to go with snack.

Ingredient per person
Uva tea leaf 4g
Hot water 350cc
Milk 30cc
Vodka 20cc
Condensed milk 10cc

Method
1 Put tea leaf into teapot and pour in hot water.
2 Have Vodka, condensed milk and milk pour into a heat-resistant glass, stir moderately.
3 Pour the red hot tea 120cc into the glass from the teapot."

*Source: Takeshi, I. (2008) Tea Blend by Takeshi Isobuchi. (萧志强, Trans.). Taipei, Taiwan: Maple House Cultural Publishing. (Original Japanese edition, Tokyo, Japan: MCPress, Inc., Tokyo, 2007) p.157

Rum & Cream Tea

When you're at a cold weather country, have a cup of Rum & Cream Tea during winter is a good choice! How I wish I could have a cup of this hot cocktail red tea when I was at Finland during December. It was below minus 25 degree, no joke! :p

"A good taste of tea that make you feel warm.

Ingredient per person
Uva tea leave 4g
Hot water 350cc
Cream 30g
Rum 20cc
Sugar syrup 10cc

Method
1 Put the tea leaf into a teapot and pour in hot water.
2 Put Rum and sugar syrup into a heat-resistant glass then pour 120cc of hot red tea from the teapot into the glass.
3 Have cream on top of the red tea (without stir it, leave the cream float on the tea)."

*Source: Takeshi, I. (2008) Tea Blend by Takeshi Isobuchi. (萧志强, Trans.). Taipei, Taiwan: Maple House Cultural Publishing. (Original Japanese edition, Tokyo, Japan: MCPress, Inc., Tokyo, 2007) p.156