Homemade London Fog Tea Latte

Posted by Nicole on January 21, 2009

One of the new Tazo tea lattes at Starbucks is the London Fog Latte. It’s made with Earl Grey tea – hence the “London Fog” name. Earl Grey tea is a classic tea, a longtime favorite of many tea drinkers. It’s made with black tea and is flavored with bergamot, a citrus fruit with a orangy perfumy flavor. Starbucks uses vanilla syrup in their London Fog recipe to highlight the bergamot and give the tea a full, warm flavor.

The drink is easy to make at home if you have some vanilla syrup on hand, whether it’s homemade or store-bought. Earl Grey tends to get a little bitter if it is oversteeped, so be sure to use double the amount of tea to get double strength tea for your tea latte instead of simply letting the tea sit longer. Also, feel free to use more vanilla if you like your drink a little sweeter.

Homemade London Fog Tea Latte
8-oz strong Earl Grey Tea, hot
4-oz milk
3 tbsp vanilla syrup

Pour hot Earl Grey tea into a large mug or other serving glass. Stir in vanilla syrup.
Steam milk, or heat it in the microwave and whisk until very frothy, and pour it into the sweetened tea.
Serve immediately.

Makes 1.

Comments

9 Responses to “Homemade London Fog Tea Latte”

1. Scott Cheatham says:

   January 31, 2009 at 4:34 pm

   Thanks for the recipe. I’ve gotten hooked on these in the past few weeks and was wondering how I could craft my own!
2. Tashina says:

   February 8, 2009 at 12:51 pm

   Thanks for the recipe! I’ve been looking for it and yours seems to be the most accurate out there.
3. Kehlar says:

   March 29, 2009 at 10:51 am

   I think I’d like to try it with the hot earl grey, milk and a tsp of vanilla extract. maybe less. interesting.
4. Stripy Socks says:

   March 30, 2009 at 7:31 pm

   That sounds quite strange but I think I might dig out the Earl Grey and give it a whirl!
5. Natasha says:

   May 21, 2009 at 2:54 pm

   Love the recipe! I also tried it with hazelnut syrup to give it a twist.
6. A. R. says:

   September 23, 2009 at 10:16 am

   Thanks for sharing the recipe for tea latte, sounds delicious, can’t wit to try it.
   : )
7. aj says:

   October 25, 2009 at 12:51 pm

   had one of these today, used vanilla extract instead of syrup, tasted really good. I got this at a local coffee shop with organic earl grey- and it was so delicious, so def try it organic- has so much more flavor in it….