Natchez Recipes gave Matt and Ted Lee the idea to make a rum and apple brandy punch with green tea.
Servings: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cup strong green tea
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice (from about 4 lemons)
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 cup dark rum
  • 1 1/4 cups Laird's Applejack
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters (optional)
  • 4 slices fresh pineapple , 1/2-inch thick, cut into sticks
  • 1 quart crushed ice
  • 2 stems fresh mint
  • Maraschino cherries
  • Lemon slices
    • Directions
    Combine first eight ingredients, then pour into a thermos. Add ice and serve, garnishing with mint, cherries and lemon slices.
    From the Spring 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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