There is one thing everyone will be doing this Christmas and it’s drinking, so we asked a good friend of ours to create a tea cocktail for us, and he created this Spiked Chai.
The good friend in question is Dan O’Regan, founder of Concept Coffee UK – website & Instagram – but also a runner up at the UK Barista Championship of 2018.
Fred crossed paths with Dan when they were both working at Origin Coffee Roasters and we have had the chance to chat to him while in lockdown about all the things we were planning for this blog and he was supportive and helpful throughout.
If you have never been on his personal Instagram feed, you are most definitely missing out: Dan has been smashing in the cocktail category all the way through lockdowns 1 & 2 and he’s kindly sent us one of his recipes for you all to try.
But let’s start from the beginning, here: the three of us are not major drinkers UNTIL you put a cocktail under our nose. It’s impossible for us to say no to a cocktail, and there are far too many times where we got pissed on drinking cocktails only.
Maybe the sugary addition to some of our favourites, maybe the fanciness of the glasses, we have always enjoyed a good Espresso Martini without an inch of doubt. But enough of this.
Spiked Chai of dreams, get the glasses ready.
Spiked Chai Cocktail
A spiked chai cocktail from Dan O'Regan at Concept Coffee.
Ingredients
- 500ml Dark Rum
- 225ml Chai Syrup (1:1 Chai Tea to Light Muscovado Sugar)
- 225ml Lime Juice
- 225ml Whole Milk
Instructions
- Add your Rum, Chai syrup and lime juice into a container and stir to combine.
- Stir the mix into the milk, and let the mix rest for a few minutes, until it starts to separate.
- Filter the mix through a coffee filter, but do not remove the curds, as they help with clarification. When you notice the rate of liquid slowing down, transfer the curd-filled coffee filter over to a clean container. Add the contents from the first pass back to the top of the filter and top it up until it's completely passed through (this can take quite a long time).
- Serve your clear cocktail over a single large ice cube and garnish with a whole star anise.
I found the process of clarifying the cocktail quite interesting, and surprised at how the milk just disappears through the sieving. Could be easily a science experiment with the kids this Christmas Day – and a treat for mum and dad at the end too!
You’ll find a few more recipes for drinks here – Fred has been having the time of her life mixing and stirring stuff so stay tuned for more too.
i love anything chai! so this sounds amazing! thanks for sharing
Thank you for reading x
Ooo this looks amazing! I will be adding it to my list!
Amber | The Unpredicted page | https://theunpredictedpage.com
Thank you Amber – let me know what you think x
This looks delicious! I’ve always wanted to learn how to mix drinks, and enjoy chai tea.
I’m sure it’s going to be a lovely combo once I try it!
Thank you so much x
I love chai tea so this cocktail definitely looks delicious!
Oh yeah – I love chai too! It’s a great cocktail x
This sounds interesting. I need to try this!
xoxo
Lovely
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Hey Lovely, thank you! Let us know what you think xx
This sounds like a great cocktail…you wouldn’t guess there is milk in it from looking at it!
Definitely bookmarking this to add it to my list of cocktails to try! Rum has to be one of my favourites in cocktails.
Thanks for sharing!
Aimsy xoxo
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Hey Aimsy – our friend Dan has been making cocktails through lockdown here and some of the recipes are insane, including this one for us…I couldn’t believe there was milk in! So fun to make!
S x
It sounds really interesting! I love chai and this would be really yummy. It’s fascinating that the drink separates from the milk. Once I haul myself to the liquor store, I’ll try it out ๐
I know – the whole process of it it’s actually very curious! Let me know what you think of it x
My husband loves the chai tea latte at starbucks, I’m wondering if this would taste anything like it haha. He also recently got into mixing drinks, we will be trying this one sometime!
I think this would be a lot smoother…maybe! I am sure he would enjoy making this one, it’s a fun one to create!
What a great recipe, I love the idea and it looks great!
Anika | chaptersofmay.com
Thank you Anika – it is very nice indeed ๐