Green Tea and Hennessy

绿茶轩尼诗

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    2

    if you have high tolerance; serves 4 or more if you’re taking it easy
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Xi'an Famous Foods: The Cuisine of Western China, from New York's Favorite Noodle Shop

By Jason Wang

Published 2020

  • About

I grew up surrounded by green-labeled, rectangular bottles of tea—the standard package for many green teas at Chinese supermarkets. It was a staple at family gatherings, something the adults drank as the kids went for the soda and juice. Once I got older, though, the green tea bottle became a staple at KTV, served alongside cheap Hennessy.

The trick here is to get the sweetened green tea, which helps mask any whiskey taste. Grab a pitcher of ice, pour in some Henny, and then dump th