Bourbon Slush

Name: Bourbon Slush
Ingredients: 2 cups hot strong black tea (4 tea bags steeped in 2 cups of boiling water); 1/2 cup sugar; Two 6-ounce cans frozen lemonade; One 6-ounce can frozen orange juice; 5 cups crushed ice; 2 cups ice water; 16 ounce best-quality bourbon; 4 cups chilled ginger ale, or to taste; Mint sprigs

9 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

2 cups hot strong black tea (4 tea bags steeped in 2 cups of boiling water)
1/2 cup sugar
Two 6-ounce cans frozen lemonade
One 6-ounce can frozen orange juice
5 cups crushed ice
2 cups ice water
16 ounce best-quality bourbon
4 cups chilled ginger ale, or to taste
Mint sprigs

Directions

1

At least 6 hours before serving, combine the tea and sugar in a 1-gallon plastic or glass container and stir until dissolved. Add the lemonade and orange juice and stir until thawed. Add the ice and water. Stir in the bourbon.
2

Pour the mixture into several shallow plastic containers, cover tightly, and place them in the freezer. Break up the slush with a fork and stir about ever 2 hours to freeze the mixture evenly. (The slush can be made 3 to 4 days ahead. Transfer to a larger container and cover tightly; stir every 6 to 8 hours to keep the slush loose and evenly frozen.)
3

To serve, give the slush one last shredding with a fork, then spoon it into tall or stemmed glasses and top off with ginger ale. Garnish each glass with a mint sprig.