Spiked Basil Sweet Tea
INGREDIENTS:
4 family-sized tea bags (or 10 regular tea bags);
1 ½ cups sugar;
pinch baking soda;
1 lemon, sliced into thin wheels;
1 orange, sliced into thin wheels;
10 basil leaves;
1 1/2 cups J.W. Kelly Single Barrel Select Bourbon;
ice
PREPARATION:
In a saucepan, cover the tea bags with water, about 2 ½ cups and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the tea bags and squeeze. This can be made in advance.
In a large pitcher, combine the sugar and baking soda with 1 cup of cool water. Pour in the hot tea and stir to dissolve the sugar. Fill the pitcher with additional 12 -13 cups of cool water.
Crumple the basil and add to the pitcher. Stir. Add the sliced orange and half of the sliced lemons to the pitcher.
In a glass filled with ice, add 2 ounces of bourbon and fill with sweet tea.
Garnish with lemon wheel and a basil sprig.
Courtesy of drinkmemag.com
Bourbon Oreo Milkshake
INGREDIENTS:
1.5 ounces of J.W. Kelly Single Barrel Bourbon;
4 scoops of vanilla bean ice cream;
1/4 cup of milk;
4 Oreos (whichever is your favorite kind).
PREPARATION:
Note: if the mixture is too thin, add more ice cream. If it is too thick, add more milk.
Put all ingredients into a blender.
Blend mixture and then pour into a serving glass.
Garnish with additional Oreo if you like.
Yield: 1
Adapted from Vinepair.com
Bourbon Cherry Coke
INGREDIENTS:
4.5 ounces of J.W. Kelly Single Barrel Bourbon;
12 pitted cherries (plus more for garnish);
9 ounces of Coca-Cola (we recommend Mexican Coca-Cola because it’s sweetened with real sugar, not corn syrup, and has a lighter taste.);
2 cups of ice.
PREPARATION:
Fill a standard mason jar with bourbon and cherries prior to the party and let the ingredients sit together for at least an hour.
Divide the ice between three serving glasses and then pour equal amounts of your bourbon cherry mixture into each, topping off with coke.
Garnish cocktail with whole cherries & serve.
Adapted from vinepair.com