Bourbon peach tea is the perfect summer cocktail. Sweet, refreshing, and full of ripe peach flavor -- and best of all you can make it by the pitcher. This recipe has enough of a bourbon kick to say, welcome to the south, y'all!
For the peach puree –
1 Mix the ingredients together.
2 Cover tightly and keep in the refrigerator overnight.
3 Next day the sugar will be dissolved and the mixture will be juicy.
4 Remove the vanilla bean.
5 Blend the peach mixture until smooth.
6 Store tightly covered in the refrigerator.
For the tea
1 Put the water in a large pot.
2 Add the sugar and bring just to the boiling point, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
3 Immediately remove from the heat.
4 Stir in the tea or add tea bags.
5 Steep tea bags for 5 minutes or loose leaf tea for 3.
6 Remove tea bags or strain the loose leaf.
7 Pour tea into a pitcher and let come to room temperature before adding ice.
For the Cocktails
1 Fill a glasses with ice.
2 Add the bourbon, peach puree, Peach Schnapps, and tea to a large pitcher.
3 Stir to blend and add the peach slices and lemon to garnish.
4 Pour into glasses and enjoy!
