Bourbon Sweet Tea Recipes

CHARLESTON TEA

Steps:

• Stir together the sweet tea, lemonade and bourbon in a large pitcher. Pour into ice-filled iced tea glasses and garnish with sprigs of mint and slices of lemon.

BLACKBERRY-BOURBON ICED TEA

Steps:

• Combine the blackberries, sugar, and coarsely chopped mint in a large bowl and mash with a potato masher or wooden spoon and let sit while making the tea.
• While the blackberries are macerating, bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan, remove from the heat, add the tea bags and let steep for about 3 minutes. Remove the bags and pour the tea over the blackberry mixture. Let the mixture sit at room temperature for at least 1 hour for the flavors to meld.
• Pour the mixture through a strainer into a pitcher, pressing on the solids, cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours. Cook's Note: You can also pour the mixture into a bowl set inside an ice bath to cool the mixture faster.
• Serve the blackberry tea over ice in tall glasses and float a shot of bourbon on top and garnish with lots of fresh mint sprigs...(like a Mint Julep).

BOURBON MINT TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, boil 4 cups water. Add sugar; stir to dissolve. Remove from heat; add teabags. Steep 10 minutes; discard teabags. Add 4 cups cold water; transfer to a pitcher, and chill. Add mint leaves. Using a wooden spoon, crush mint until fragrant; stir in bourbon. Serve over ice.

BOURBON SWEET TEA

Steps:

• In pitcher, mix tea, bourbon, lemon slices and mint sprigs.
• Fill 2 lowball glasses with ice. Pour tea mixture over ice.