Boozy Apple Iced Tea
The best way to combine a little booze with you favorite fall flavors. Sweet & Savory
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 500 ml filtered boiling water
- 500 ml apple juice
- 2 black tea bags or 2 apple cinnamon tea bags
- 3 tbsp honey
- 2 lemons juice extracted
- 2 oz gin
- 4 oz apple flavored vodka
- 2 oz bourbon
To Garnish:
- 10 mint leaves cleaned and crushed
- 1 lemon sliced
- 1 red apple sliced
- 1 green apple sliced
- Ice
- juice of half lemon
Instructions
- Add the boiling water to a medium bowl. Add in the tea bags and let steep for 10 minutes.
- Remove and discard the tea bag and stir in honey, lemon juice and crushed mint leaves into the still hot tea.
- If you are using sweetened apple juice, and would't prefer the drink to be too sweet, skip the honey.
- Let the tea cool at room temperature. Strain and discard the mint leaves.
- Pour the tea into a pitcher, stir in the apple juice, gin, apple flavored vodka and bourbon. Taste and if you prefer more alcohol, adjust on your preference. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- When ready to serve, add sliced apples to a bowl, drizzle with lemon juice, mix and add them to the pitcher with the boozy apple tea.
- Add lemon slices to the pitcher and a few fresh mint leaves. ans serve.
- Add ice cubes, green and red apple slices and a few lemon slices to a tall glass. Pour the Boozy Iced Apple Tea, garnish with a lemon wedge and fresh mint. and Enjoy!