This Spiked Peach Tea is an easy southern summertime favorite cocktail!
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If there were ever a cocktail made for sitting in a rocking chair and porch sipping, this is it. 
It’s incredibly easy to throw together and guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser!
I started making this cocktail over the weekend to sit out on the porch and enjoy the sunshine and thought to myself, “I should really re-photograph this!” (I originally published this recipe in 2012).
Can I make this peach tea non-alcoholic?
Yes, you can! Simply omit the whiskey.
Make it extra-special and garnish with fresh peach slices and mint sprigs!
Enjoy!
Originally published April 26, 2012 and updated June 4, 2018.
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Spiked Peach Tea
- Yield: 1.5 quarts
Ingredients
- 6 small tea bags
- 1 quart water
- 2 cups peach nectar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Your favorite whiskey
- Optional: fresh sliced peaches and mint sprigs for garnish
Instructions
- Pour 1 cup of water in a small saucepan. Add tea bags and bring to a boil.
- Just as water comes to a boil, remove from heat and cover to steep. Allow to steep for 5 minutes.
- Pour tea into pitcher with sugar. Add remaining water and stir well to combine and melt sugar. Allow tea to cool in refrigerator for 1 hour (covered).
- Add peach nectar to tea and stir well to combine.
- Pour peach tea over ice, leaving enough room for 1 shot of whiskey. Stir to combine.
- Optional: Add fresh sliced peaches to tea and garnish with mint sprig.
Notes
Slightly adapted from Bobby Flay
Can this be made a couple day early of when you want to use it??
Hi Anne, I’ve made the peach tea (minus the whiskey) and served it the next day over ice and it was fine, but I can’t say as far as 2 days because I’ve never served it 2+ days after preparing. Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Love the recipe! The only thing I’m wondering is what size tea bag are you useing. They have those little ones and the bigger ones I believe. I always buy Louisiana family size tea bags for boiling So six seems like a lot. Just wondering so I can get the recipe right.
Hi Kristine, it is regular size tea bags. Hope you enjoy it!
OH. MY. Two of my favorites in one drink! I drink peach tea all the time and JD is my absolute favorite whisky, since legally I can’t call it bourbon.
Thank you so much for the recipe, Amy! I can’t wait to try it tonight. lol It’s hump day which is always a good time to celebrate. Oh, and tomorrow is Friday Eve which is another good time to celebrate…
I wonder what it would taste like to put Peach Scnapps in Sweet Tea rather than whiskey. Not much of a whiskey drinker normally.
Ummm, yeah. Hello, my new favorite drink!! Looks FABULOUS!!
Thank you! I love tea; especially in the summer! 🙂
Do you add 1 shot of whiskey for the whole quart of tea or do you add a shot with each glass after you fill each one with tea?
Hi Annie! One shot for each glass, then fill with tea. Cheers & have a great weekend!