Spiced Tea Bourbon Refresher Recipe

Southern Living Staff
Updated

Yields: Serves 10 (serving size: about 1 cup)

Active time: 10 minutes

Total time: 1 hour 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 6 cups water

  • 6 regular-size spiced black tea bags (such as Constant Comment)

  • 2 cups (16 oz.) bourbon

  • 2 cups refrigerated bottled lemonade (such as Simply Lemonade)

  • 3/4 cup Honey Simple Syrup

  • Orange wedges

Directions

  1. Bring water and teabags to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high. Remove from heat, and steep 30 minutes. Remove tea bags, letting excess liquid drain into tea. (Do not squeeze.) Discard tea bags. Chill tea 1 hour or up to 1 day.

  2. Stir together tea, bourbon, lemonade, and Honey Simple Syrup in a large pitcher or punch bowl. Serve over ice; garnish with orange wedges.