Low & No…Drink recipes for Dad

Name: Smoke & Coke
Ingredients: 2 tsp. Lapsang Souchong; 30ml homemade ‘Coca Cola’ Syrup; Sparkling water; 1 lemon; Ice; ‘Coca Cola’ Syrup:; 100 ml water; 100g dark demerara sugar; 5ml vanilla extract; ½ tsp. cinnamon

May 22, 2025|eteaket

Tomatin Whisky Tea Old Fashioned Recipe.

Drink recipes for Dad…

This Father’s Day, forget the usual socks and neckties – it’s time to raise a glass to Dad with something a little more inspired. Whether he’s a cocktail connoisseur or just loves a good cuppa, we’ve brewed up some bold, booze-free and low-alcohol drink recipes for Dad – each with a delicious twist of tea.

From the smoky allure of our Lapsang Souchong ‘Smoke & Coke’, to the herbaceous hit of a Green Tea & Basil Smash, and a richly refined Old Fashioned made with our Tomatin Barrel Aged Tea – these drinks are the perfect way to toast the man of the moment.

Packed with flavour, simple to make, and steeped in love – these Father’s Day drink ideas will surprise and delight, no matter his tipple of choice.

Positivitea Basil Smash

1 tsp.Positivitea
100ml Cloudy apple Juice
Cucumber
Fresh Basil
15g Sugar
Tonic Water
Lemon
Ice

Method

Boil freshly drawn water and leave to cool for a few minutes- Add in 10g of Positivitea in 200ml of the cooled water for 5-7 minutes; you want a
strong infusion for maximum flavour.
After 7 minutes remove the leaves and stir in 10g of Sugar whilst the tea is still hot enough for it to fully dissolve.
Roughly chop 2 inches of cucumber and add it to a cocktail shaker, remove the leaves from 2-3 sprigs of Basil. Add them to the shaker with the
apple juice and gently muddle.
Squeeze and measure out 20ml of lemon juice and add it to the shaker, followed by the now cool tea.
Top with ice and shake for 15 seconds.
Strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass and top with tonic water.
Garnish with a sprig of basil and a cucumber spear.

Smoke & Coke

Ingredients

2 tsp. Lapsang Souchong
30ml homemade ‘Coca Cola’ Syrup
Sparkling water
1 lemon
Ice
‘Coca Cola’ Syrup:
100 ml water
100g dark demerara sugar
5ml vanilla extract
½ tsp. cinnamon

Method

Add the sugar, vanilla & cinnamon to a pan with the boiled water, stir until dissolved. Simmer until thickened, allow to cool before use.
Brew 2 tsp. of Lapsang Souchong in 300ml of freshly boiled water, steep for 3 minutes, remove the leaves and allow to cool.
In a mixing glass stir in the cooled tea with the syrup & stir.
Pour over ice into 2 glasses.
Top up each glass with sparkling water.
Garnish with a lemon wheel.

Made with Lapsang Souchong, Positivitea

Whisky Old Fashioned

Ingredients

Tomatin Whisky Barrel Aged Tea
1 Orange
Maple Syrup
Angostura Bitters
Ice

Method

Brew 2 tsp of Tomatin Whisky Tea in 300ml of boiling water, remove the leaves after 5 minutes.
Whilst the tea is brewing carefully cut 2 thin strips of orange rind a couple of cm thick.
Cut the orange in half and squeeze out 30ml of juice.
In a mixing glass add 20ml of maple syrup, orange juice and a big dash of Angostura Bitters.
Add in the strained cooled tea, top with ice and stir for a couple of seconds to chill.
Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice.
Wrap the orange zest around the straw and gently squeeze to release the oils into the glass & drop in the zest.

Made with Tomatin Barrel Aged Whisky Tea