Blackberry-Bourbon Iced Tea Recipe

Name: Blackberry-Bourbon Iced Tea
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: about 1 1/2 quarts
Ingredients: 3 cups fresh blackberries; 3/4 cups granulated sugar; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint; 1 1/2 quarts cold water; 6 good quality black tea bags; Ice, as needed; Good quality bourbon, to taste (recommended: Woodford Reserve); Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish

Ingredients

3 cups fresh blackberries
3/4 cups granulated sugar
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
1 1/2 quarts cold water
6 good quality black tea bags
Ice, as needed
Good quality bourbon, to taste (recommended: Woodford Reserve)
Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish

	PREP TIME 5m	TOTAL TIME 3h10m
YIELD about 1 1/2 quarts

Instructions

Combine the blackberries, sugar, and coarsely chopped mint in a large bowl and mash with a potato masher or wooden spoon and let sit while making the tea.
While the blackberries are macerating, bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan, remove from the heat, add the tea bags and let steep for about 3 minutes. Remove the bags and pour the tea over the blackberry mixture. Let the mixture sit at room temperature for at least 1 hour for the flavors to meld.
Pour the mixture through a strainer into a pitcher, pressing on the solids, cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours. Cook's Note: You can also pour the mixture into a bowl set inside an ice bath to cool the mixture faster.
Serve the blackberry tea over ice in tall glasses and float a shot of bourbon on top and garnish with lots of fresh mint sprigs...(like a Mint Julep).

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