Earl-Grey Cordial (not a recommended recipe) Fill a jar with vodka, add a few teaspoons of earl grey tea leaves (depending on size of jar- add a bit more than you would for the same amount of tea). Close the jar and let it sit until the tea has infused (a few hours to overnight). Strain the liquid, add sugar, and close it up. It will smell kind of off, and you should probably just throw it away, especially when it seals the jar shut with a black shellac-like substance.