Spiked Arnold Palmers
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 drinks
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 266
- Total Fat
- 0
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 36
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 34
- Protein
- 0
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 1
- Total: 1 hr 45 min (includes freezing and cooling)
- Active: 30 min
Ingredients
8 orange pekoe tea bags
1 cup sugar
1 cup fresh lemon juice (from 6 to 8 lemons), plus lemon slices for garnish
1 1/2 cups vodka
Fresh mint, for garnish
Directions
- Put the tea bags in a large heatproof pitcher and pour in 5 cups boiling water. Let steep about 10 minutes. Discard the tea bags.
- Pour half of the tea into ice cube trays and freeze until firm, 3 hours. Refrigerate the rest.
- Make a simple syrup: Heat 1 cup water and the sugar in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Let cool.
- Stir 1 cup of the simple syrup, the lemon juice, 5 cups cold water and the vodka into the pitcher of chilled tea. Add the tea ice cubes.
- Pour the drink into glasses. Garnish with lemon slices and mint.