Leite's Sweet Tea Cocktail

By stancec44

This sweet tea cocktail is essentially sweet tea, whiskey, lemon juice, and ice. What results is a sassy and superlative Southern cocktail you’ll want to sip all afternoon long.

Ingredients

• 6 ounces (3/4 cup) brewed orange pekoe tea, cooled
• 3 ounces (1/3 cup) whiskey (preferably American Spirit white whiskey)
• 1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) Simple Syrup
• 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) fresh lemon juice
• Ice
• 2 lemon slices, preferably organic, for garnish

Details

Servings 2
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 5mins
Adapted from leitesculinaria.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine the tea, whiskey, Simple Syrup, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously.

2. Strain the cocktail into 2 glasses filled with fresh ice. Garnish each with a lemon slice.