Tea and Whiskey Highball

Name: Tea and Whiskey Highball
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters granulated sugar; 8 servings Ice; 8 mint sprigs, for garnish; 2 oranges; 473 milliliters Scotch or bourbon; 237 milliliters water

Tean and Whiskey Highball might be just the beverage you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 357 calories, 0g of protein, and 0g of fat. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have granulated sugar, ice, scotch, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

For the tea:Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest from the oranges in wide strips, avoiding as much of the white pith as possible. Set half of the zest aside for steeping and refrigerate the remaining half in a zip-top bag or other airtight container for garnishing.Bring the water to a boil, remove from the heat, and add the loose tea or tea bags and the orange zest set aside for steeping.

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Orange Zest

Tea

Vegetable

Orange

Water

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Peeler

Let steep for 5 minutes.

Place all of the ingredients in a small saucepan, stir to combine, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has completely dissolved and the syrup has slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.

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Sugar

Syrup

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer set over a medium bowl; discard the solids. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.To serve:When ready to serve, stir the Scotch or bourbon and half of the mint syrup (about 1 cup) into the tea. Taste and add more syrup as needed. Fill 8 highball glasses with ice and add several strips of the remaining orange zest to each glass.

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Orange Zest

Bourbon