Oolong, Orange, and Whiskey Punch

Name: Oolong, Orange, and Whiskey Punch
Total time: 195
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 (2 inch) cinnamon stick; 2 whole star anise; 6 oolong tea bags; 2.66 cups fresh orange juice; 1.5 cups whiskey; 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon); large ice cubes; tangerine, sectioned and seeded

Recipe by Marianne Williams from allrecipes.com

Drink 3 Hr. 15 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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3 cups water
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3 tablespoons sugar
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1 (2 inch) cinnamon stick
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2 whole star anise
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6 oolong tea bags

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2.66 cups fresh orange juice
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1.5 cups whiskey
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3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
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large ice cubes
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tangerine, sectioned and seeded

Instructions

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Stir in sugar, cinnamon stick, and star anise. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Let steep for 3 minutes (or according to package directions for strongest tea). Remove tea bags. Let cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Remove and discard cinnamon stick and star anise.
Stir together tea mixture, orange juice, whiskey, and lemon juice in a punch bowl or pitcher. Chill until cold, about 2 hours or up to overnight.
Garnish with tangerine slices and additional star anise. Ladle into ice-filled glasses. Top each with a tangerine slice.