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Wake County Cooler

By The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

This cocktail is from Ashley Christensen's Fox Liquor Bar in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

One 750-milliliter bottle vodka
2/3 cup loose-leaf black tea
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
Lemon wedge
Mint sprig
Club soda

Preparation

  1. Combine one 750-milliliter bottle vodka and 2/3 cup loose-leaf black tea in a large pitcher. Let sit at room temperature, stirring occasionally, 2 hours. Strain into another large pitcher. Combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water in a jar, cover, and shake until sugar is dissolved; mix into vodka. For each cooler, fill a Collins glass with ice. Add 2 ounces infused vodka and 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice. Top with club soda and garnish with a lemon wedge and a mint sprig.

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