Preview: Tipsy Tea

In this week’s microtrend, we examine the practitioners who are mixing alcohol and tea to capture the complexity of flavour and negate the less desirable effects of alcohol.

Souen, a bar in Tokyo, takes the customer on an alcoholic tea journey, serving a selection of beverages to tantalise the taste buds. The bar follows the slow ancient practices of a tea house, serving several different tea cocktails but adding alcohol to the mix to update the tradition.