10538 Tea and Whiskey Highball 8 drinks Wed Aug 16 14:37:00 -0700 2006 Thu Apr 12 14:28:32 -0700 2007 CHOW http://www.chow.com/recipes/10538 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:28:32 GMT Adult iced tea Adult iced tea. I prefer a rich, smoky style of whiskey for these highballs, such as an Islay malt from Scotland, like Laphroaig, or a robust single-cask Kentucky bourbon, such as Blanton’s. For the tea I use a Lapsang Souchong for a deep, smoky flavor. You can substitute any other black tea.

Game plan: The tea must be refrigerated until cold before adding the remaining ingredients.

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  • To make the tea, place the loose tea or tea bags and 8 to 10 strands of the orange zest in a large heatproof pitcher. Add the boiling water. Allow to steep for 5 minutes. Pour through a fine mesh sieve to remove the tea bags or tea leaves and the orange zest, and refrigerate the tea until cold.
  • When ready to serve, stir the mint syrup and whiskey into the tea. Fill 8 highball glasses with ice and add several strands of orange zest to each glass. Pour the tea mixture over the ice, garnish with a sprig of mint, and serve.
    • ]]>     http://www.chow.com Nick Mautone 41 Drink 8 teaspoons (or 8 tea bags) black tea

    ]]>     48 Zest of 2 oranges, cut into long strands with a zester

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    ]]>     2 cups Mint Syrup

    ]]>     2 cups Scotch or bourbon

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    ]]>     195 8 sprigs mint for garnish

    ]]>     190 cocktail 191 drink 750 drunk 86 tea 237 bourbon 247 whiskey