Art Deco & Tea

by Helen Taggart, Brighton, UK

As a lover of tea and cocktails and hearing about somewhere in London who had tried the idea, I decided to experiment with our own blends.

Tea Cocktail

Metrodeco

After a few tasting sessions with the staff, which you can imagine went down very well, we fine The most popular cocktail at the moment is our Shady Lady. It started as a cocktail of the month but proved so popular that we put it on the regular list. With its mixture of our Shades of Grey tea with gin, which has become hugely popular in the last few years, the floral notes are accentuated with a pomegranate and rose cordial and lychee liqueur.

Our Cocktail Cabinet

Metrodeco

Our customers like the balance of sweetness and tartness and find it very refreshing if not a little too easy to drink. We always use our own loose leaf blends when making our cocktails. We have fifteen blends so quite a variety to choose from. The monthly cocktails are created by myself and Metrodeco staff.

The inspiration might come from anywhere. A favourite cocktail that we decide to reinvent, a film or book perhaps, or a love of one of the teas. The recipes for our tea blends were concocted between myself and my business partner Maggie, We then refined by a personal friend and Master Blender. There isn’t a dress code but as we are a vintage venue, 1920s and 1930s dress is encouraged. The girls are usually very glamorous and do make an effort which adds to the whole atmosphere and ambiance. We have a suitcase of trinkets and a rail of clothes for guests to dress up in for their time at Metrodeco and to get into the mood and together with music reminiscent of this time playing in the background it all sets a rather lovely scene of a bygone era.

The Shady Lady- the most popular tea cocktail

38 Upper St James Street, Brighton, BN2 1JN +44 (0) 1273 677243 (9:30am - 6pm) or +44 (0) 7956 978115 (out of hours)

Metrodeco

www.metro-deco.com