How to Make Starbucks London Fog Latte at Home?

Starbucks London fog latte is yummy! I love the tea-based drink due to the exceptional bergamot flavor. Blended with other robust flavors, I always find the need to visit Starbucks for a cup.

Sometimes, I love to make my copycat London fog at home since its easy. Since I only need Earl Grey and other simple ingredients and frothed milk and vanilla syrup.

By looking at the recipe, you can make a fabulous London fog latte. If you feel motivated, let me share how to go about it.

What is a London fog?

London fog is a drink that traces its origin in Vancouver, Canada. It’s pretty new since it was introduced in the 1990s. The tea-based latte has 3 ingredients namely Earl Grey, steamed milk and vanilla syrup.

What’s in a London Fog?

Earl Grey: This is a tea that is prepared using hot water and blended black tea. The tea is a mixture of black tea, bergamot essence, and lavender flower.

The bergamot adds a solid citrusy flavor which makes the drink super refreshing. Additionally, the lavender flowers provide minty and earthliness essence.

Steamed milk: The latte contains low-fat dairy milk. However, you can choose to use alternative dairy-free milk. You can always select Starbucks soy, coconut, oat, and almond milk.

Vanilla syrup: The vanilla syrup used at Starbucks consists of sugar, which is why your latte tastes sweet. Further, the natural flavors and citric acid improve how your earl gray latte tastes.

Is it possible to substitute tea bags with loose leaves?

When you don’t have Teavana tea bags, you can use regular tea leaves at your home. However, you need to blend the tea leaves with bergamot oil. It’s the oil that gives your earl grey tea a definitive and unique flavor.

The good thing is you can get bergamot oil from online stores.

How to make a London fog at home?

If you want to make London fog at home, you can enjoy a seamless and straightforward process.

I will show you how to make it from scratch using regular ingredients available at home. It’s one of my best London fog recipes this year.

London fog ingredients

• Loose black tea leaves
• Bergamot oil
• Water
• Milk
• Vanilla syrup

Preparation

Preparing London fog is now easier than you can ever imagine.

• Prepare Earl Grey tea

Put 10-15 drops of bergamot oil in a jar and shake for 2 minutes to distribute the oil well.

Add tea leaves into the jar and shake for about 5 minutes to ensure proper oil and tea leaves mix. The tea bergamot blend is ready for use, but you can cure it for a few days.

Heat water to a simmering point and add the tea leaves to make a tea brew. Let it simmer for 2 minutes but don’t boil the infusion.

• Sweeten milk with vanilla syrup

As the tea leaves simmer, heat milk and vanilla syrup for London fog in a saucepan or microwave for about 1 minute. Do not let it boil!

• Frothing the milk

Using a milk frother or French press, froth the milk until it is foamy. To ensure enough foam, froth until foam and milk form equal layers.

• Assemble the Earl Grey latte

Sieve the hot Earl Grey tea into a cup. Start pouring the frothed milk into the tea beverage while holding foam back using a spoon.

Using the spoon, add the foam to the top of the drink.

You can garnish your drink with mint leaves

Secrets for best and smooth London fog latte

• Once you make Earl Grey tea leaves, it is advisable to store them in an airtight container to maintain aroma. Avoid keeping more than six months; the flavor will fade.
• If you don’t love dairy milk, you can use plant milk. Similarly, you can substitute vanilla syrup with vanilla powered, but you must add sweetener separately.
• You can garnish your drink with the spice of your choice. There are no restrictions.

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