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Add Fruit & More To Get The Most From Your Iced Tea
Summer is the most refreshing time of year when we can sit back and enjoy a relaxed, iced cold delicious iced tea. With so many types of iced tea, from classic sweet tea to fruity herbal blends, why not step outside your comfort zone and boost your summer iced tea. It’s easy, economical fresh, and extremely tasty!
The Arnold Palmer
An Arnold Palmer combines half lemonade and half iced tea. The best ratio is one cup fresh lemonade to 3 cups steeped tea.
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Blackberry Iced Tea
Brew your tea in boiling water. Strain. Stir in sweetener. Set aside. Purée 2 pounds of blackberries in a blender or food processor. Strain through a fine sieve. Discard the pulp and seeds. Stir the blackberry purée into the tea. Chill. Serve with 2 or 3 blackberries for garnish.
Peach Nectar Iced Tea
Add one 11-ounce bottle or can of peach nectar to your steeped tea. Add sweetener (to taste). Stir until well blended. Garnish with fresh sliced peaches.
Blueberry Iced Tea
In a large saucepan, over medium heat boil one 16-oz. package blueberries and 1/2 cup lemon juice, stirring occasioinally, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and pour through a mesh strainer into bowl, using teh back of a spoon to squeeze out hte juice. Stir in sugar or your preferred sweetener, along with 4 cups brewed tea. Chill for 1 hour then serve.
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What’s the Shelf Life of Liquor?
Every home bartender has a bottle or two that has been sitting in the back of their liquor cabinet for an extended period of time. So what is the shelf life of a bottle of alcohol?
Shelf Life of Hard Liquors
The base liquors (brandy, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, and whiskey) are the most shelf-stable distilled spirits. These average 40 percent alcohol by volume (80 proof—though some are stronger) and typically do not contain added sugars, you can store these bottles for an extremely long time:
Unopened, these hard liquors have an indefinite shelf life.
Once opened, they will lose certain flavor qualities over a few years but will never really spoil.
The exceptions are flavored spirits, which may have sugar and additives that lower their shelf life. If you have a flavored vodka, rum, or tequila below 80 proof, it may contain sugar. Also, look for lower-proof flavored brandies and whiskies have "liqueur" on the label. Treat all of these like liqueurs.
Liqueurs and Cordials
The shelf life of a liqueur (e.g., schnapps, amaretto, and triple sec) is more temperamental. Because these spirits contain sugar and other ingredients that can spoil, generally, you'll want to discard open bottles after about 18 months.
