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Blood Orange Tea Sparkler
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Author:
The Spice & Tea Exchange
Servings
4 servings
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
It's Tea O'Clock Somewhere! This weekend, give this fruity tea-infused mixture a try! It's sure to get your taste buds tingling!
Ingredients
-
4 Tbsp. Blood Orange Smoothie Herbal Tea
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1.5 oz. of Florida Sunshine Sugar
- 6 oz. gin
- Zest from one blood orange
- 1 lime wedge, + juice from 4 lime wedges
- 1 cup of ice
- 8 oz. blood orange juice (about 4 oranges)
- 12 oz. ginger beer
Directions
- IN A BOWL, infuse Blood Orange Smoothie Herbal Tea with gin.
- LET steep for 15 mins. Strain alcohol into a small glass. Discard herbal tea.
- COMBINE Florida Sunshine Sugar and zest from blood orange in a shallow dish.
- RUN a lime wedge over the rim of four medium glasses, then dip each glass in the sugar mixture. Set aside.
- IN A SHAKER, combine 1 cup of ice with 2 oz. blood orange juice, 1.5 oz. infused gin, and the juice of one lime wedge. Shake vigorously.
- POUR into a prepared glass, and repeat for the next three.
- TOP each glass with a desired amount of ginger beer (approx. 4 oz. per glass). Stir & Enjoy!
- CUT a slit halfway through a lime wedge and place one on the rim of each glass.