Get Tipsy With 15 Summery Ice Tea Cocktails
While we’re all for sipping regular iced tea, there’s nothing like mixing it up into a cocktail (or three). Ice tea is the perfect mixer for a summer sipper, especially when enjoyed outdoors with a good book and your feet up. From fruity to floral to downright spicy, it’s time to brew up one of these 15 delicious tea cocktails to turn even the most basic beverage into a serious summer treat.
1. Peach Julep Tea: This cocktail uses toasty cognac and rooibos tea to warm up the flavor of peaches. (via Serious Eats)
2. Bergamot Ice Tea Cocktail: Bergamot is a citrus fruit somewhere between a lemon and a grapefruit. It is perfect for iced tea, and even more perfect with a shot of citrus vodka in it. (via Baked Bree)
3. Fruity Sangria: Perfect for hot afternoons, sweet tea sangria is a simple and refreshing summer cocktail made with freshly-brewed iced tea, sweet white wine and fruit. (via Sugar Dish Me)
4. Iced Citrus and Gin Green Tea: Subtle green tea, citrus and refreshing mint are the perfect companions in this drink — there to compliment the gin, but still let it be the star of the show. (via Heather Christo)
5. Sweet Tea Cocktail: This is a sweet tea-based cocktail with a kick of white whiskey; white whiskey has a smooth, clean flavor, perfectly suited to a daytime cocktail. (via Leite’s Culinaria)
6. Green Tea Mojito: This cocktail is majorly refreshing and has the added bonus of antioxidant rich green tea as a mixer. (via Skinny Taste)
7. Tipsy Lemonade and Peach Tea: Feel free to switch up the peaches and lemons for oranges and limes, or maybe even a handful of berries. (via The Comfort Of Cooking)
8. Rooibos Peach Punch: The added peach juice compliments rooibos tea perfectly; then add loads of fresh mint, sliced lemon and peaches to the punch to add even more flavor and color. (via Simply Delicious)
9. Ginger Rose and Black Tea Cocktail: Ginger liqueur and rose simple syrup are a killer combination if you’re looking to dress up your iced tea game. (via A Better Happier Sebastian)
10. Izmir Iced Tea: The tang of the pomegranate floats gently among the sweetness of the ginger beer and the spicy chai tea. (via Tanya Zouev)
11. Dragoon’s Punch: This tasty punch is made from a blend of black tea, lemon, rum and brandy with just the perfect hint of sweetness. (via Barbells And Bellinis)
12. Juniper Tea Fizz: In cocktail lingo, a fizz is a drink that contains a spirit (often gin), citrus, sugar and club soda.(via Food And Wine)
13. Moroccan Mojito: This cocktail fuses Moroccan mint tea and Cuban mojitos, all kissed with cardamom and rosewater. (via The Bojon Gourmet)
14. Elderflower Kombucha Cocktail: If you’re a lover of kombucha, you’ll love sipping on this floral concoction. (via Curious Girl)
15. Tequila De Hibiscus: Floral hibiscus tea mixed with orange bitters, lime juice and agave syrup for a pretty pink drink. (via All Parenting)
Are you inspired to spice up your ice tea? Let us know in the comments below!
