Drinky drinks: tea edition

I tried out two drink recipes yesterday: Bourbon Chai and Orange Jasmine martinis (sort of). I followed this recipe for the chai. It was OK- the almond milk was a little overpowering (I wonder if rice or soy milk would be better? or just plain milk?), but the spices really came out after about 30 minutes or more of simmering. I didn't add the bourbon until it was time to serve drinks, so I have a lot of leftover chai which I can now drink on its own, hot or cold (yum!).

I experimented a little with the second recipe. I started by making a simple syrup from orange peel and jasmine tea. I used about 1 tea bag per cup of water, roughly based on this recipe. I think it could've used more tea, and less sugar. This syrup plays well with gin or vodka shaken with ice, but Emily also liked it with bourbon and seltzer over ice.