Batch Cocktails: Unchained Melody
Servings
10servings in a 2-quart pitcher
Servings
10servings in a 2-quart pitcher
Ingredients
To serve
Instructions
  1. Up to 1 day before serving, make the batch. Pour bourbon, chilled orange-honey syrup, and water into a 2-quart pitcher and stir to mix. If not serving immediately, seal well, covering with plastic wrap if needed, and refrigerate.
  2. Up to 2 hours before serving, prepare lemon juice and stir into pitcher mix. Reseal and return to refrigerator if not serving immediately.
  3. To serve, fill pitcher with ice, add orange wheels, and stir gently until outside of pitcher is cool. Pour cocktail into ice-filled rocks glasses. Express oils from an orange twist over each cocktail, if desired, and use twist as garnish.
Recipe Notes

ORANGE-HONEY SYRUP

Makes about 1-2/3 cups

1 cup water
2 orange tea bags (such as Tazo wild sweet orange)
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup honey

In a small saucepan, bring water to a bare simmer over medium-high heat. As soon as you spot the first bubble, add tea bags, remove from heat, and let steep for 5 minutes. Discard tea bags. Add honey and sugar to saucepan, return to medium-high heat, and stir constantly, just until dissolved. Remove from heat. Let cool, then transfer to a resealable container and refrigerate until chilled or for up to 1 week.