Sweet Tea Sangria is like summer in a glass with booze! A sangria’y twist on a refreshing, popular drink made with Sweet Tea Vodka, iced tea and white wine.
This past weekend, Dave and I hosted a little send off for our friend Brett. He’s making a big move down to Virginia in a couple weeks to play with mussels. Well, there’s more to it than that, but it’s a big important environmental job and as much as we’ll miss him, we’re really excited for him. So we sent him off the only way we know how – with a giant pitcher of this Sweet Tea Sangria!
Since he’s moving down south, BBQ was the perfect menu for the night. And instead of dirtying a bunch of dishes and pots and pans, we gave Blue Ribbon Barbecue a holler – and boy did they holler back with some of the most delicious bbq fare we’ve ever had! Pulled chicken & pork, brisket, mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, baked beans and corn bread – ohmylanta. So good. Since I copped out on the main dish, I thought the least I could do was come through with a ‘signature drink’ of sorts. We all know how much I LOVE sangria. So I adapted a great recipe for Peach Iced Tea Sangria that I tried last year, made a few tweaks and well, I’d say this Sweet Tea Sangria was spot on. Tasted just like that refreshing glass of iced tea, but with a little boozey kick (that was very hard to taste, so sip with caution!)
To spare a few calories, I used Crystal Light iced tea, but of course you could swap out good old-fashioned authentic sweet tea for the crystal light (8 cups total).
A great cocktail for your next barbecue! Summer will be here before you know it.
Ingredients
- 3 - 750ml bottles of Pinot Grigio of your choice
- 1 cup Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 & 1/2 quart sized packets of Crystal Light Iced Tea
- 8 cups cold water
- juice of 1 large lemon
- 1 liter lemon flavored seltzer water
- *lemon slices for garnish
Instructions
In a large beverage container, contain all ingredients except the seltzer water. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, up to overnight.
Just before ready to serve, add your lemon slices and the lemon seltzer water. Serve cold!
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6 comments
Sounds (and looks) wonderful!
It IS Camila! Dangerous stuff – tastes just like Iced Tea 🙂 Perfect for summer!
Looks splendid! Will give it a try for Anzac Day next week, which is kind if like Labor Day & marks the end of summer!
I would highly recommend it Katie – your friends will think you’re a cocktail genius 🙂
How many servings does this recipe make?
It really depends on the glasses you’re using Ariel, but let’s say you’re using mason jars (which are 2 cups) with ice, you could get about 10-12 servings from this. Hope that helps!
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