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Mong Kok Lemon Tea

Hong Kong-style lemon tea with gin and fresh lemon, strong in tea with a clean sweet-tart finish.

Menulet version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Gin
    45 ml / 1.52 US fl oz
  • Lemon Juice
    10 ml / 0.34 US fl oz
  • Lemon Tea

    Carton Hong Kong-style lemon tea with a strong tea flavor

    150 ml / 5.07 US fl ozto top up

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

To garnishLemon wheel

Make it

  1. Fill the glass with ice.
  2. Pour in gin and lemon juice.
  3. Top with chilled lemon tea and stir a few times.
  4. Add a lemon slice.

Behind the drink

Hong Kong-style lemon tea is strong and tannic, but sweet on its own. Gin's juniper and citrus-peel aromas follow the lemon flavor, while fresh lemon juice adds the lively acidity missing from bottled tea.

Recipe reference

An original Menulet recipe; adjust to taste.