Bourbon Iced Tea with Citrus

This Citrus Bourbon Iced Tea is just the refreshing summer drink with a kick you have been looking for! This blood orange, lemon and lime bourbon sweet tea is great by the pitcher.

Serve the delicious spiked sweet tea  at your next cookout. It is a refreshing bourbon cocktail everyone will love!

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Bourbon Iced Sweet Tea

Freshly brewed tea cocktail with lemon and blood orange wedges is spiked with bourbon whiskey and blood orange liqueur. Garnished with fresh mint leaves and orange and lemon slices.

What are some good things to mix with bourbon whiskey?

Of course, sweet tea is a great choice. Cola and ginger ale  are also a popular mixers for this liquor. Bourbon is a popular choice for sours and collins drinks as well.

If you also want a non-alcoholic fruit tea to serve, try my Raspberry Iced Tea or Peach Iced Tea... you could always spike those too if you want.

More Fruity Summer Mixed Drinks!

• Pineapple Mojito
• Greyhound Drink
• Blue Lagoon
• Strawberry Mimosas
• Madras Drink
• Pimm's Cup Punch from Finding Zest
• Summer Breeze Drink

Bourbon Iced Tea

A fresh brewed bourbon iced tea with citrus that is perfect for summer. Classic sweet tea spiked!

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Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bourbon iced tea, spiked sweet tea

Prep Time: 8 minutes minutes

Brew: 8 hours hours

Total Time: 8 hours hours 8 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 8 ounce glasses

Calories: 165kcal

Author: Robin Gagnon

Equipment

• large pitcher

Ingredients

Cold Brew  Citrus Iced Tea

• 12 black tea bags
• 1 gal boiling water
• 2 Lemons sliced plus a few set aside for garnish
• 2 Limes Sliced plus a few set aside for garnish
• 2 Blood Oranges sliced plus a few slices set aside for garnish

Ingredients for 1 serving

• 5 oz citrus tea
• 1 oz Bourbon
• 1 oz Blood Orange Liqueur
• Mint Sprigs for garnish
• fruit for garnish
• Ice
• 8 oz glasses

Instructions

Directions for fruit tea

• Pour water into a saucepan over high heat, bring to a boil. Put your black tea bags and most of your citrus slices in the boiling water. Remove from heat immediately. Steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Pour into a jug or bottle and place into fridge to chill.

Directions for drink

• Fill a shaker with ice. Add bourbon, blood orange liqueur and tea. Shake well.*
• Fill highboy glass or mason jar with ice cubes and strain in tea mixture.  Top with mint sprigs and fruit slices to serve.

Notes

Pour straight into glass as shake our stir if you prefer. 

 

 

Nutrition

Serving: 8oz | Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 192mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 13.9mg | Calcium: 124mg