I like my iced tea nice and strong.
And by strong, I mean lots of vodka.
Luckily, there are others out there who apparently agreed – and thus created Firefly Vodka Infused with American Tea.
If you’re new to this, you may be thinking of the Long Island variety the second you hear “vodka” and “tea” in the same sentence. But that is SO not what this stuff is. It tastes like a pure mixture of vodka and freshly-brewed sweet tea. I find it to be very sweet; you can mix it with water and it tastes just like sweet tea. I love to add water and fresh-squeezed lemon juice for a lower-calorie Arnold Palmer, but you can also definitely add some straight-up lemonade for the real deal. Another low-calorie option would be to add Crystal Light – anything from the lemonade flavor, to one of their flavored iced teas.
I love to serve it in a highball glass with lemon slices and mint sprigs. Doesn’t it look like the perfect summer cocktail?
I must warn you, though – this beverage can be very dangerous. It goes down oh-so-easy, and on a hot summer day, you may just forget about the heavy dose of vodka in your glass.
Are any of you fabulous babies out there as obsessed with this stuff as I am? And if you haven’t tried it yet, I’m thinking today’s the day – give National Iced Tea Day a run for its money!
*Image via Gourmet, courtesy of Stylee PR
Oh YUM! I have yet to try this kind of vodka but I’ve been on a big raspberry vodka + lemonade kick lately. So good!!
Is this a real holiday? If so I am totally celebrating it as soon as I get off work.
Oh my goodness, this is right up my alley! Have you ever had a John Daly? It would rock in that cocktail!
That stuff is dangerous…It doesn’t even taste like alcohol…which is why I love it. HA!
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Delicious!! Wow – I haven’t tried this yet but it is exactly the sort of thing I love.
This is absolutely genius. I need some, stat.
XO
Carly
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I just found your blog and it is fantastic! I can’t wait to read more and love that you talk about all components of life in the 20′s. It is a pretty fabulous time!
LOVE Firefly (or any of the sweet tea vodka brands – they all taste the same to me). I try not to drink it b/c there’s so much sugar in it but it is SO. GOOD. Our favorite bar keeps Crystal Light Lemonade on hand to make these. You’re right – they are dangerous. We were drinking them a few weekends ago on a beach wedding weekend trip. Let’s just say that there were A LOT of hungover people at the end of that weekend.
mmm vodka iced tea… hehe
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It is so totally good! They just started selling other flavors in the Atlanta market like mint tea, lemon tea, etc. They are all delicous and just like you said, dangerous! I am grilling out by the pool tonight and hoping to polish off a bottle!
what a find!! must seek this out. reminds me of horseradish flavored vidka-perfect for bloody maries.
It is so delicious! Mixed with a little lemonade and we are talking about my absolute favorite kind of Arnold Palmer