These Boozy Iced Teas Will Secure Your Spot As The Host With The Most
Hosting a party in this scorching heat and don’t know which alcoholic beverage to serve? Worry no more, because we have the answer! Boozy iced tea punches. These delicious, versatile drinks are the perfect party starters and are sure to win your guests over with their massive flavour punches (no pun intended).
Made in a vast variety of flavours, iced tea punches can range from classic combos like peach or lemon to the more adventurous blends such a mango-chilli, raspberry or pineapple coconut. Now add alcohol to these already delicious-sounding concoctions and you have a drink that is an adult favourite due to its ingenuity!
One can experiment with all sorts of different flavour combos whilst making these cocktails. You can also use a myriad of fruit juices, different alcohols and flavoured teas to create your own signature punch, tailored to yours and your guests’ exact preferences!
So churn out those personalised boozy iced tea punches when you’re hosting a cookout or a brunch in the summer months and see as they become a crowd favourite.
Here’s a list of some fun and refreshing flavour combination recipes for that perfect boozy iced tea punch!
1. Pineapple Coconut Rum Iced Tea Punch
Ingredients
- 50 ml coconut rum
- 120 ml brewed pineapple-infused tea, cooled
- 30 ml pineapple juice
- Pineapple wedge for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Fill a glass with ice cubes
- Pour the coconut rum and the brewed and cooled pineapple-infused tea over the ice
- Add pineapple juice to the glass and stir gently
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge
2. Blueberry Lavender Gin Iced Tea Punch
Ingredients
- 50 ml Tanqueray No. 10 gin
- 120 ml brewed lavender tea, cooled
- 30 ml blueberry syrup
- Fresh blueberries for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Take a glass and combine the gin, brewed lavender tea, and blueberry syrup
- Stir well
- Fill the glass with ice cubes
- Garnish with fresh blueberries
3. Strawberry Basil Rum Iced Tea Punch
Ingredients
- 50 ml rum
- 120 ml brewed strawberry-basil tea, cooled
- 20 ml strawberry syrup
- Fresh basil leaves for garnish (optional)
- Strawberry slice for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Fill a tall glass with ice cubes
- Add the rum, the brewed and cooled strawberry-basil tea, and the strawberry syrup to the glass.
- Stir gently
- Garnish with fresh basil leaves and a strawberry slice
4. Mango Chili Tequila Iced Tea Punch
Ingredients
- 50 ml Don Julio Blanco tequila
- 120 ml brewed mango-chilli tea, cooled
- 20 ml mango nectar
- Dash of hot sauce (optional)
- Mango swirl for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail glass with ice cubes
- Add tequila and brewed mango-chilli tea to the glass
- Stir in the mango nectar and add a dash of hot sauce (if desired)
- Stir gently to combine
Garnish with a swirl of mango
Non-Alcoholic Options
Omit the booze from these recipes for the non-alcohol drinkers, adjust the sweeteners, enhance the flavours with different fruit juices and brew the tea for a little longer for a stronger tea concentration and flavour—and voila! You have delicious mocktails that can stand their ground against their boozy counterparts.
Try these boozy iced tea punch recipes for your next party and watch as they become everyone’s new favourite drink!
