This drink is super easy and was popular at our party last night. If you’re looking for a way to enjoy whiskey or bourbon, this might be it! This recipe comes courtesy of Stacie’s cousin, as part of the family cookbook.
Ingredients
- 12 ounce can of frozen lemonade concentrate, softened
- 12 ounce can of frozen orange juice concentrate, softened
- 4 cups of bourbon or sour mash whiskey
- 1 cup of water
- 4 tea bags
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar
- Lemon-lime soda
Procedure
Bring the water to a boil and steep the tea bags for one minute. Drain the tea bags and discard. Combine all the ingredients, except the soda and the sugar, in a large container. Add sugar to taste. Place in the freezer and allow to become slushy-to-firm.
When ready to serve, scoop some slush into a nice glass, then top off with a splash (or a bit more) of soda.
Some Hints
This make take a day or more to firm up in the freezer. We made the mix Saturday night, and it’s still not completely frozen (and we had some, over ice, last night). This might say something about our freezer, or it just might be that between the sugar and the alcohol, the freezing point for this concoction is lower than normal. If you can’t get this to freeze by the time you’re ready to serve it, just pour the mix over ice, top off with soda, and stir. It’s still equally delicious, even if not so slushy.
Also, use whatever whiskey tastes good to you. Normally, I’m a big bourbon fan, but I don’t drink cheap bourbon. The cheapest bourbon I’d drink is Maker’s Mark, but I thought it would be too sweet for this drink, and I didn’t want to waste any “good” bourbon. So, I went with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey. It worked great, as much as it pains me to say. Regardless, I still won’t drink any whiskey straight but my good old Kentucky bourbon 
