Tea cocktails are hot right now. And we don’t just mean figuratively. Bartenders are creating cocktails with all kinds of tea, from black to green to oolong, and serving them up in all sorts of vessels, from Mason jars to teapots.

Tea’s natural sweetness and lack of bitterness make it the perfect mixer for cocktails. It can be used to balance out stronger flavors or to add a touch of herbal complexity. And because tea is available in so many …