Dirty Arnold Palmer Cocktail Food

GRILLED ARNOLD PALMER COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Prepare a grill or large grill pan for high heat.
• Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Turn off the heat, add the tea bags and let steep for 5 minutes. Discard the bags, pour the hot tea into a liquid measuring cup and let cool for 10 minutes at room temperature, stirring occasionally. Let the tea chill in the refrigerator while you grill the lemons.
• Slice one of the lemon halves into 4 thin rounds. Place the remaining halves flesh-side down on the grill pan, and cook until the flesh is deeply charred, about 5 minutes, rotating the lemons as needed so they char evenly. Place the sliced rounds on the grill, and char on both sides, about 3 minutes total. Transfer the lemon halves to a plate, and let cool for at least 10 minutes. (You will be squeezing them, so they should be cool enough to handle.) Reserve the charred rounds for garnish.
• Squeeze the cooled lemon halves into a medium bowl or a liquid measuring cup (you should have about 1 cup of juice). Whisk in the honey and 1 cup cold water.
• To serve, fill 4 tall glasses with ice. Divide the lemonade mixture equally among them. Stir 1/2 to 1 ounce bourbon into each glass. Slowly pour 1/4 of the chilled tea into each glass-it should float on top of the lemonade, making a two-layer drink. Garnish each glass with a charred lemon slice, and serve immediately.

"DIRTY ARNOLD PALMER" COCKTAIL

Steps:

• 1. In a large pitcher, combine the chilled sweet tea vodka and lemonade; stir until well blended. Pour into ice filled glasses, garnish with a lemon slice or wedge. Enjoy!
• 2. NOTES: * I like to chill both the sweet tea vodka and the lemonade so you're not diluting the drink with countless ice cubes. There are several brands of sweet tea vodkas on the market now, so you can take your pick. I use Seagram's brand alot. ** When I have time, I freeze lemonade with lemon slices in ice trays ahead of time and use them for this drink (and others). That way other than additional lemonade, there's no diluting of the drink. ~ TO MAKE ONE DRINK (in a Rocks glass): 3 oz Sweet Tea Vodka 3 oz Lemonade Fill a shaker with ice. Pour in the ingredients & shake vigorously so it's well blended. Strain into an ice filled Rocks glass and garnish with a lemon wedge.

SPIKED ARNOLD PALMER

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, pour the simple syrup and water. Add the lemon juice, straining it through a fine-mesh strainer if you want to remove the pulp and seeds.
• Shake well .
• Strain into a tall glass . You should have about 8 ounces of lemonade, enough for 3 or 4 spiked Arnold Palmers. Keep the excess covered in the refrigerator until needed.
• In a highball glass filled with ice, pour the vodka.
• Top with equal parts of iced tea and lemonade.
• Stir well .
• Garnish with a lemon wheel and mint sprig. Serve and enjoy.