Long Island (my love) has joined the iced tea cocktail party. I wanted to combine my two obsessions – cold ice tea (I ironically get Starbucks Trenta iced tea every day!) and cocktails (a NYC way of life). I wanted to make sure though that this cocktail did not have a million ingredients like its tasty cousin the Long Island Ice Tea. The reason is because my apartment is a typical NYC apartment with very little space to hold all those alcohols, but I also wanted to make it easy and simple to get your drink on and party.
NYC Iced Tea Cocktail Recipe
Makes 2 quarts
Ingredients
- 6 mint tea bags
- 8 cups boiling water
- 8 tablespoons superfine sugar
- 1/2 of an orange (just the juice)
- 4 oz tequila (about 4-5 glugs)
- Lots of ice to fill up glasses
- 5-6 slices of orange for garnish
Instructions
- Boil water in pot, remove from heat – add tea bags to steep 4 minutes – remove tea bags, set aside to cool
- In pitcher combine tea, sugar, orange juice, tequila and stir (or swirl it around!)
- Pour, garnish and cheers!
Cheers to you my friend! Give it a try and let me know what you think 🙂
With a grateful heart and an amazing boozy ice tea tummy – Jay
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