Cooking with Books: Cocktail of the Week- Texas Tea

I've proselytized before of my love for Grady Spears' cowboy cookbooks and have posted a recipe or two. Here's an extra treat: a cocktail recipe from a cookbook that has the same wonderful sense of humor and practical sensibility as the "food" cookbooks.


Cowboy Cocktails includes Mexican-tinged recipes, shots, non-alchoholic drinks, and even a nibble or two. There is still much of it that I need to explore...


This recipe is a Lone Star twist on Long Island Iced Tea...that high-octane favorite. It incorporates two of my favorite Texas-made liquids: Tito's vodka and Dr. Pepper.



Texas Tea
From Cowboy Cocktails.
Makes one drink.


1/2 ounce silver tequila
1/2 ounce Triple Sec
1/2 ounce white rum
1/2 ounce Tito's Texas vodka
Splash of Sprite
Splash of Dr. Pepper
2 aspirin, any brand


Fill a highball glass halfway with ice. In a shaker half-filled with ice, combine the tequila, Triple Sec, rum and vodka. Shake hard and fast, then immediately strain into the prepared glass. Top with the Sprite and Dr. Pepper. Stir to mix, and serve with the aspirin on the side.


(By the way, the book also suggests what to listen to while you imbibe. According to Spears and co-author Brigit L. Binns, this drink calls for Sunset on the Sage by Commander Cody.)