Chinese-themed Shoreditch bar and restaurant Drunken Monkey has launched a new Tea Party Menu, offering a huge range of oriental teas, tea-infused cocktails and cakes.

The menu of twelve teas ranges from classic Chinese green tea with jasmine petals, a tea called Morning Dew featuring large leaf sencha, sunflower, cornflower and rose petals which can be taken hot or cold, a deluxe white leaf tea and Gu Zhang Silver Jian, a rare Chinese green tea which is only harvested for 10 days in spring.

Bar manager Chistian Cuevas has also created a range of tea cocktails – all served in teapots – including a recipe marrying Japanese sencha tea with quince liqueur, cinnamon liqueur and orange peel. The theme continues with homemade organic cupcakes laced with jasmine tea and star anise.

News item from Imbibe.com, 10-12-2010