Photo: Blackberry-Bourbon Iced Tea Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh blackberries
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, plus mint sprigs for garnish
- 6 good-quality black tea bags
- Good-quality bourbon, to taste (Bobby likes Woodford Reserve)
Directions
Combine the blackberries, sugar and chopped mint in a large bowl and mash with a potato masher or wooden spoon; let sit while making the tea.
While the blackberries are macerating, bring 1 1/2 quarts cold water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from the heat, add the tea bags and let steep for about 3 minutes. Remove the tea bags and pour the tea over the blackberry mixture. Let the mixture sit at room temperature for at least 1 hour to let the flavors meld.
Pour the mixture through a strainer into a pitcher, pressing on the solids. Cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours. (You can also pour the mixture into a bowl set over an ice bath to cool it faster.)
Serve the blackberry tea over ice in tall glasses and float a shot of bourbon on top of each. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs (like a mint julep).
Photograph by Lisa Shin
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By joi.micheaux
on June 17, 2013
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This drink was amazing!!! Due to time constraints, I pureed the blackberries, sugar and mint in a blender. I also improvised by substituting Trader Joe's pre-sweetened black ice tea versus homemade. I combined the puree, ice tea and 21/2 cups of Woodford Reserve bourbon. The result was an incredibly smooth (the bourbon provides a nice finish on your palate nicely sweetened tea with delicates hints of mint. Go for the higher quality bourbon, it makes a world of difference. It was super simple to create. This is definitely my new favorite!
By Annemb3899
Orchard Park, N...
on April 30, 2013
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The blackberry/mint/iced tea combination is amazing. The bourbon blends in nicely, although we preferred it stirred in instead of floated on top.
By kristen01
Auburn WA
on August 13, 2012
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This delightful and refreshing cocktail was well worth the blackberry picking scratches that come along with the task. I made this for my husband on a Monday afternoon and am happy to report that this blackberry tea made for a fantastic Monday evening.
The flavor was ripe and juicy, refreshing and a great treatment for bourbon, generally left sitting on the bar shelf until the cooler months roll around.
I will deffinately be keeping this recipe on hand. A+
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