Spring Cleaning: Southern Comfort and Sweet Tea

It’s the second installment of Spring Cleaning, and today I’m tackling the half bottle of Southern Comfort that I’ve had sitting in the back of my bar for so long I can’t remember when or why I bought it. What I do know is that its not my favorite, and I need to figure out a way to make it better. I decide to take my inspiration from southern sweet tea. Keep in mind I’ve never had sweet tea or been to the south, so this is based completely on cliches. 

I just happened to have some Oliver Pluff & Co. Blackberry tea from Charleston that I’ve been waiting to do some thing special with, and this seemed like just the thing. I accidentally infused this for about 18 hours, and while it maybe be a bit too astringent for some, I really liked it. This particular tea was lovely, the blackberry flavor is very prominent and really adds to the cocktail. This did end up being on the sweet side so I add lots of ice to the glass. This ended up being a very drinkable, elevated cocktail, and I’m please to report that I have an empty bottle to recycle!

Spill the Tea
2 oz. Black Berry tea Infuse Southern Comfort
1/2 oz. simple syrup
1/2 oz. lemon juice

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake until chilled and very diluted. Strain into an old fashioned glass filled with lots of ice. Garnish with a lemon wedge. 


Blackberry Tea Infused Southern Comfort
125 ml Southern Comfort
1 tsp. Oliver Plum & Co. Blackberry tea

Combine tea and Southern Comfort in a jar or bottle and infuse for 12-15 hours agitating once in a while.

Cheers!