Celebrate Lipton Ice Tea cocktails

Downers Grove IL

04 May, 2021

4:37 PM

Description

This year, Lipton Iced Tea partnered with Eron Plevan, head mixologist at Louisville-based Gold Bar to combine these two popular beverages in brand-new Mint Julep cocktail mashups to spice up any celebration including Mother's and Father's Day. Lipton Strawberry Mint Julep Ingredients: · 1.5oz bourbon · 1 cup of White Sugar · Lipton Herbal Iced Tea Strawberry + Mint · 3 strawberries slices · 6 mint leaves Instructions: In a julep tin add 1oz of Strawberry & Mint Lipton syrup and muddle 3 strawberry slices and 6-8 large mint leaves for 15-20 seconds. Add bourbon, then add crushed ice. Garnish with a mint bouquet and a strawberry rose. o To make tea syrup: combine 1 cup of white sugar and 1 cup of Lipton Herbal Iced Tea Strawberry + Mint. Stir until fully dissolved. Works best if tea is room temperature and not chilled. Lipton Green Tea Watermelon Lily Ingredients: · .75oz Watermelon Vodka · .75oz orange-flavoured Triple Sec · .75oz Cranberry Juice · .75oz fresh lemon juice · .5oz simple syrup · Lipton Green Tea Watermelon Instructions: Shake all ingredients in a shaker tin and strain over iced cubes made from Lipton Green Tea Watermelon Iced Tea (see instructions). Serve in a stemless wine glass, garnish with mint bouquet and a skewer of watermelon cubes. o To make Lipton Iced Tea Cubes: Pour tea into an ice tray of your choice—square cubes recommended. Freeze overnight. Be sure freezer is free of food or freezer odors that might affect the aroma and flavor of cubes. Lipton Orange Blossom Julep Ingredients: · 1.5oz bourbon · Honey · Lipton Herbal Orange Blossom Iced Tea · 2 orange slices · 6 mint leaves Instructions: In a julep tin add 1oz of Orange Blossom Lipton Iced Tea honey syrup (see instructions) and muddle two orange slices and 6-8 mint leaves for 15-20 seconds. Add bourbon, then add crushed ice. Garnish with a mint bouquet, a skewered cherry, and an orange rose if applicable. o To make tea honey syrup: combine equal parts honey and Orange Blossom Iced Tea. Stir until combined and smooth.