Everyone has a friend that has a perfect backyard or patio throughout the warm summer months, which is great for sitting back and sipping on cocktails. So what do you serve to your friends this summer who've tried all of your signature punches and cocktails more than a dozen times?

Tea cocktails are making a big splash around the world. This is nothing new - in fact, tea has been used in punches since the 16th century, but the options are now endless as tea aficionados and mixologists alike roll out recipes for summer tea-infused concoctions!

I whipped this cocktail up for some friends last weekend - and it was so popular they requested another recipe this coming weekend.

Ingredients:
60ml Asian Green Mint & Mandarin Tea

30ml Woodford Reserve Bourbon

30ml Fresh soda

Oranges, cherries and mint sprigs

Method:
Mix Tea (cooled), with the Woodford Reserve Bourbon, fruit and mint, making sure to muddle the cherries and mint sprigs so they release all their natural oils. Pour over ice in a tumbler and top with soda!

Garnish:
Garnish with a mint sprig.