While I was in North Carolina recently I drank a lot of southern sweet tea and loved every minute of it. This gave me the idea of making a afternoon cocktail that would have a fall twist to it using sweet tea. This cocktail is ideal for football tailgates because the ingredients are very simple to throw together. The apple butter gives the drink a spicy kick with out overpowering the tea. This drink will make you the cocktail star at your next event or tailgate!
Ingredients:
- 3 ounces of vodka
- 1.5 cups of sweet tea (*see recipe below)
- 2 teaspoons of apple butter
- 2 cups of ice
Instructions:
- In a cocktail shaker combine vodka, sweet tea and apple butter
- Stir until mixed
- Fill two glasses completely with ice and pour mixture over ice
*Recipe: Sweet Tea
Ingredients:
- 2 teabags
- 12 ounces of water
- 1/8 cups of sugar
Instructions:
- Add 12 ounces of water to a small saucepan and boil
- Remove saucepan from heat and add the teabags
- Let the tea steep for 5 minutes then discard the teabags
- Add sugar and stir until dissolved
- Let the tea cool
Yields: 2 servings
