We've got the tea on boozy tea drinks. We've got the tea pipping hot, and we have the tea that's ice cold, just like revenge. Sweet tea, bitter tea, there's a world of boozy tea. Put your pinkies out, it's time to put your bottoms up. Your teacup bottoms. However, we'll never spill the tea on how you like to drink your cocktails.
Iced Oolong Spritz
Earthy oolong plays exceptionally well with bright and tangy lemon flavors. Making that lemon flavor come from vodka? Well, that's just pure happiness in a cup.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces oolong tea, chilled
- 1½ ounces lemon vodka
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- Ice
- Orange wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a wine glass, add ice, oolong tea, lemon vodka, and orange liqueur.
- Stir to mix.
- Garnish with an orange wheel.
Peppermint Refresher
What happens when a bottle of rum walks into a tea kettle? You get the ultimate chill-out cocktail, of course.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces white rum
- 4 ounces mint tea, chilled
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, rum, mint tea, lime juice, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Butterfly Pea Flower Tea Cocktails
Sure, you can use a cup of brewed butterfly pea flower tea, sometimes known as blue tea, or you can go straight to the source and whip up vodka cocktails that are infused with that floral tea flavor.
Orange You Glad
Remember telling the banana knock-knock joke over and over on the playground? Get ready to do that again, but this time with your adult friends.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces cinnamon whiskey
- ¾ ounce honey syrup
- ½ ounce butterscotch schnapps
- 4 ounces freshly brewed orange tea
- Orange slice for garnish
Instructions
- Warm a cocktail mug.
- In the warm mug, add cinnamon whiskey, honey syrup, butterscotch schnapps, and orange tea.
- Stir carefully to mix.
- Garnish with an orange slice.
Chai Tea Cocktail
Warm, spiced, and smooth, there's no limit to the ways you can fall in love with these chai cocktails. We think you should give it a chai, but honestly, these earthy boozy tea cocktails are the stuff of dreams.
Toddy Thyme
What time is it? It's hot toddy time, of course! And not just any old hot toddy will do, naturally. Not when you can add some complex flavors to make that classic version pop.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces pear vodka
- 5 ounces freshly brewed lemon tea
- ¼ ounce thyme simple syrup
- Thyme sprig and lemon wedge for garnish
Instructions
- Warm a cocktail mug.
- In the warm mug, add pear vodka, lemon tea, and thyme simple syrup.
- Stir to mix.
- Garnish with a thyme sprig and a lemon wedge.
Jasmine Iced Tea
Delicate and floral, gin emphasizes those signature notes of jasmine tea. Of course, if you really want the jasmine to steal the show, you can infuse your gin with jasmine tea.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces gin
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1-2 dashes orange bitters
- 5 ounces chilled jasmine tea
- Ice
- Lemon wheel and mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, gin, lime juice, orange bitters, and jasmine tea.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel and a mint sprig.
Brew Up a Boozy Tea
Put the kettle on and break out the cocktail shaker. It's time to brew something a little bit different today. Chill out, warm up, whatever speaks to the soul. Just don't forget to invite us over!
