This meeting could’ve been a drink. Meet Reply-All Rosé, a rose grapefruit black tea mocktail for an afternoon break. Zero proof. Plenty of opinions.
Recipe concept: not yet taste-tested. Makes one drink in a 350–400 ml highball glass.
Ingredients for one glass
- 120 ml cooled rose black tea
- 30 ml pink grapefruit juice
- 10 ml simple syrup (equal weights sugar and water)
- 60 ml sparkling water
- Ice and a thin grapefruit slice
Brew the tea base
Steep 3 g ZORB Tea AWAKEN Wild Ancient Tree Black Tea and ¼ teaspoon food-grade dried rose petals in 150 ml water at 95°C for 3 minutes. Strain, cool, then measure 120 ml.
Build the mocktail
- Fill a highball glass with ice.
- Add the cooled tea, grapefruit juice and syrup.
- Top with sparkling water and stir gently. Do not shake after adding carbonation.
- Garnish with grapefruit.
Volume ratio: tea : grapefruit juice : syrup : sparkling water = 12 : 3 : 1 : 6.
Quick questions
Does Reply-All Rosé contain wine?
No wine or alcohol is added. The name refers to rose.
Which tea is used?
AWAKEN Wild Ancient Tree Black Tea, with food-grade dried rose petals. Black tea contains caffeine.
How do I make the syrup?
Dissolve equal weights sugar and water, then cool before measuring 10 ml.
Can I adjust the sweetness?
Start with 10 ml syrup. If your trial tastes too sharp, try 15 ml and note the change. This adjustment has not been taste-tested by us.
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