Pause with a Pour: Elevate Your Happy Hour with Tea-Based Drinks

Tea Cocktails + Mocktails

Blacker the Berry

Blacker the Biz, our blackberry tulsi blend, was born as a tribute to the strength and sweetness of Black creativity and community. When shaken into this berry-rich cocktail, the blend carries that same bold energy - deep, lush, and unapologetically sweet. The muddled fruit and maple weave into the tea like a love note to resilience and celebration.

Blacker the Berry

Ingredients

• 3 oz chilled Blacker the Biz tea
• 2 oz maple syrup
• 3 oz whiskey
• 2–3 fresh blackberries + 2–3 fresh strawberries, muddled
• Ice

Method

1. Muddle berries at the bottom of a glass.
2. Add tea, maple syrup, and whiskey.
3. Stir, add ice, and garnish with extra berries.

In My Mind Old Fashioned

Our In My Mind blend (or any black tea you love) holds a grounded richness that transforms a classic old fashioned into something meditative. Each sip balances warmth and bitters, bringing the kind of clarity that only comes when you pause and settle into your thoughts. It’s the perfect pour for evenings of reflection or conversation that stretches late into the night.

Ingredients

• 3 oz whiskey
• 2 oz chilled In My Mind tea (or your favorite black tea)
• ½ oz brown sugar simple syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 2 dashes orange bitters
• Optional: cherry + orange peel, splash of cherry juice
• Ice

Method

1. Stir whiskey, tea, syrup, and bitters in a mixing glass with ice.
2. Strain into a rocks glass over ice.
3. Garnish with cherry + orange peel.

Toast Dark & Stormy

Toast was created as a tea for celebrating big and small victories alike. Paired here with spiced rum and ginger beer, it becomes a bold, stormy cocktail that carries both heat and lift. This is a drink for raising your glass - to joy, to courage, to whatever moment you want to mark with intention.

Ingredients

• 4 oz chilled Toast black tea
• 4 oz spiced rum
• Top with ginger beer
• Lime wedge (optional)
• Ice

Method

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Add tea and rum.
3. Top with ginger beer + squeeze of lime.

Be Here Spritz

Be Here is an invitation to anchor yourself in the present, with bright florals and grounding notes that remind you to breathe. Blended into a spritz with elderflower, gin, and bubbles, it transforms into a sparkling ritual of joy. This sip is for gathering, for laughing, for remembering that being here - right now - is enough.

Ingredients

• 4 oz chilled Be Here tea
• 2 oz elderflower liqueur
• 1 oz gin
• Top with prosecco
• Ice + lemon slice (optional)

Method

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Add tea, liqueur, and gin.
3. Top with prosecco. Stir gently + garnish with lemon.
4. Cheers - Without the Hangover: Mocktail Versions

Mocktails - Alcohol Free!

Not in the mood for alcohol? No worries - our tea mocktails are just as bold, vibrant, and intentional. Each recipe is crafted to highlight the beauty of the tea itself, with sparkling water, fresh fruit, and syrups stepping in to create something celebratory without the spirits. These pours are perfect for weeknight sipping, family gatherings, or anytime you want the joy of a cocktail ritual with none of the buzz.

Blacker the Berry (No Booze)

• 3 oz Blacker the Biz tea
• 2 oz maple syrup
• Muddled blackberries + strawberries
• Top with sparkling water
• Ice

In My Mind “Not So Old Fashioned”

• 2 oz chilled In My Mind tea (black tea)
• ½ oz brown sugar simple syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters (still non-alcoholic in tiny amounts, but can sub orange zest if avoiding)
• Splash of cherry juice
• Cherry + orange peel garnish
• Ice

Toast Dark & Stormy (Virgin)

• 4 oz chilled Toast black tea
• Top with ginger beer
• Lime wedge
• Ice

Be Here Spritz (Zero Proof)

• 4 oz chilled Be Here tea
• 2 oz elderflower syrup (or elderflower tonic)
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• Top with sparkling water or non alcoholic prosecco
• Ice + lemon slice