Spiked iced tea cocktails are the perfect beverages for summer entertaining. They're easy to make in a pitcher with only a few ingredients. And using a basic formula you can make them with any of your favorite flavors.
When it comes to summer cocktails, fruity flavors are my favorite. Some of my standbys are fresh berries and vodka cocktails, minty pineapple mojitos, and sparking watermelon and lime refreshers.
But when I'm serving a crowd, I love making refreshing spiked iced tea cocktails by the pitcher. Not only are they easy to make with only a few ingredients, you can make them to suit your taste by combining your favorite tea flavors and spirits.
You can't go wrong with mixing your favorite alcohol with sweetened iced tea for a refreshing summer cocktail.
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Ingredients
- Tea bags (I used pomegranate raspberry green tea, but you can use any flavor you like including black tea or herbal tea.)
- Organic sugar (or your preferred sweetener)
- Rum (or substitute vodka or bourbon)
- Ice cubes and fruit for garnish (optional)
Please see the recipe card at the bottom of this post for the complete ingredients, measurements, and instructions.
Instructions
- Steep the tea bags for about 10 minutes in boiling water.
- Carefully remove and discard the tea bags.
- Add sugar or your preferred sweetener.
- Stir until dissolved. Then add cold water and carefully transfer the tea to a serving pitcher. Stir in your alcohol of choice, and chill the tea until ready to serve.
Amy's tip
Put the ice cubes in the glasses rather than in the pitcher so that the spiked tea doesn't become diluted.
Serving suggestions
Spiked iced tea cocktails are perfect for serving at parties and summer barbecues in tall glasses with lots of ice. I like to stir in some fruit before serving, such as fresh berries or sliced citrus fruit to make them extra festive.
These beverages go well with all sorts of food from veggie chickpea burgers and corn and tomato salad to cauliflower curry grill packets and Mediterranean orzo salad.
And if not all of your guests drink alcohol, you can make a pitcher of sweet tea and let people mix in their own jigger of booze.
Recipe FAQs
The most common spirit choices for spiked tea are rum, vodka, and bourbon. For a fruity or tropical tea, rum is a good choice. For chamomile, vodka with lots of fresh lemon is reminiscent of a spiked Arnold Palmer. And Earl Grey and other black teas are wonderful with bourbon.
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📋 Recipe
Spiked Iced Tea Cocktails
Ingredients
- 12 bags pomegranate raspberry green tea, (or your favorite flavor)
- 4 cups boiling water
- ½ cup organic sugar, (or to taste)
- 4 cups cold water
- 1½ cups rum, (or your favorite spirit)
- citrus fruit slices, for garnish (optional)
- ice cubes, for serving
Instructions
- Add the tea bags to a 2-quart or larger saucepan of boiling water and allow the tea to steep, covered, with the heat off, for 10 minutes.12 bags pomegranate raspberry green tea, 4 cups boiling water
- Carefully remove and discard the tea bags using a skimmer.
- Pour in the sugar and stir until dissolved.½ cup organic sugar
- Add the cold water, then carefully transfer the iced tea to a large pitcher.4 cups cold water
- Stir in the rum.1½ cups rum
- Refrigerate the iced tea until chilled and ready to serve.
- Before serving, add sliced citrus fruit to the pitcher, if desired.citrus fruit slices
- To serve, pour the spiked iced tea into tall glasses filled with ice and garnish with a lemon slice.ice cubes
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimation.
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