Unmasking Delight: A Green Tea Mocktail for Bridgerton Season 4 Premiere Tonight!

Bridgeton tea inspired mocktail. A Diamond for Season Four!

Bridgerton Season 4 premieres tonight, and we’re raising a toast to Sophie and Benedict with a green tea mocktail courtesy of The Republic of Tea.

My latest Republic of Tea catalogue arrived with a sample of Sophie and Benedict Love in Bloom Green Tea and an inviting mocktail recipe featuring that special blend. Tonight felt like the perfect occasion to give it a try.

Ingredients

• Sophie and Benedict Green Tea

• Fresh basil leaf

• 4 oz water

• 1/2 tsp Bridgerton honey (or preferred sweetener)

• Splash of cranberry juice

• Squeeze of one lime wedge

Steep the tea with the basil leaf for three minutes, then remove both the tea bag and basil. Pour the brewed tea into a shaker with ice, add the honey, cranberry juice, and lime, and shake until chilled.

We made one small adjustment: no fresh basil at our local grocery store, so we used dried basil and strained it through a fine sieve.

Where splashing and squeezing are involved, feel free to adjust to your own taste.

Ingredients for the Love in Bloom Mocktail includes The Republic of Tea's Sophie & Benedict tea

I served this mocktail to a small gathering before our pre‑Bridgerton viewing, and it received an enthusiastic, unanimous thumbs‑up.

The mocktail is a delightful blend of sweet and fruity flavors anchored by the basil and tea to give it a balanced taste that's full-bodied and satisfying. 

While Sophie’s identity may remain a mystery, we’re more than ready to unmask our enthusiasm for this delicious Bridgerton‑inspired tea mocktail.

Cheers to the latest Bridgerton romance (and yes, we'll clink to that! 😉).

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We've enjoyed many of The Republic of Tea's Bridgerton collection, starting with the Duke and I. See Tuesday Tea and Tomes: The Duke and I, the first in the Bridgerton series with its own tea.