Hillbilly Iced Tea Recipes

PERFECT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Hot-Brewed:
• Bring 8 cups water to a simmer; remove from the heat and add 3 tablespoons loose tea or 6 tea bags. Let steep about 4 minutes, until it's the strength you like. Strain loose tea with a fine-mesh sieve or remove the tea bags. Let cool, then transfer to a pitcher, cover and refrigerate.
• Cold-Brewed:
• Combine 8 cups cold water and 6 tablespoons loose tea or 10 tea bags in a pitcher. Cover and refrigerate 15 to 36 hours, until it's the strength you like. Strain loose tea with a fine-mesh sieve or remove the tea bags.
• Sweet Teas:
• Combine 3/4 cup each sugar and water in a saucepan and add 1 infuser, if desired. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves, then remove from the heat and let cool. Strain the infused syrup through a fine-mesh sieve (you'll get about 1 cup).
• Orange Add 6 strips zest
• Blackberries 1 cup
• Cinnamon 2 sticks
• Lavender 3 tablespoons dried
• Vanilla 1 halved bean
• Mint 3 sprigs
• Ginger 1 cup sliced
• Lemon 8 strips zest
• Nectarine 1 cup chopped
• Cucumber 2 cups chopped

HAWAIIAN ICED TEA

Steps:

• Pour the barely boiling hot water into a large pitcher, and add the tea bags. Steep the tea, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove the tea bags and pour in the ice water. Pour in the pineapple juice. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Pour the tea over ice, garnish with pineapple spears, and serve.

THE REAL LONG ISLAND ICED TEA

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour vodka, rum, gin, tequila, triple sec, and sour mix over ice; cover and shake. Pour cocktail into a Collins or hurricane glass; top with splash of cola for color. Garnish with a lemon slice.

LONG ISLAND ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a cocktail mixer full of ice, combine vodka, gin, rum, triple sec and tequila. Add orange juice and cola. Shake vigorously until frothy. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice, and garnish with wedge of lemon.

HILLBILLY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Get out a 2-quart size sauce pan. Put the hot water in it and bring it to a boil.
• Add the tea bags.
• Remove the pan from the heat, and allow it to steep for 10 minutes. No more, no less.
• When the time is up, remove the tea bags.
• Put the cold water into a 2-quart size pitcher.
• Pour the hot tea into the pitcher, over top of the cold water.
• Add the sugar or honey if you like, stirring to dissolve it completely.

EXOTIC ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine 2 quarts water, the ginger, and lemon juice; bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Lower heat to low, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat.
• Add the tea bags, and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Take out the tea bags, and stir in the honey.
• Let cool.
• Pour the tea through a fine sieve into a large pitcher; serve over ice.

BEVERLY HILLS ICED TEA

Steps:

• Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
• To a cocktail shaker, add vodka, rum, gin, tequila, triple sec, lemon juice, and simple syrup; shake mixture vigorously for 5-10 seconds.
• Pour mixture into the glass.
• Add sparkling white wine to the glass; garnish with a lemon wedge; stir and enjoy.

FIJI ICED TEA

Steps:

• Combine ice, iced tea, coconut syrup, cream or half-and-half in a cocktail shaker or a jar with a lid.
• Shake until cold and frothy. Pour into a tall iced tea glass.

HILTON HEAD ICED TEA

Steps:

• Fill a pitcher with ice. Add beer, orange juice, vodka, gin, rum, tequila, and triple sec; stir gently. Fill tall glasses with ice. Pour drink mixture into each glass. Top each drink off with cola.