Cocktail recipe

Oaklawn Tea Recipe

1 drink5 minutesHighball or Collins glassVodka

Make a Oaklawn Tea with exact single-serve ingredients and method, plus a pitcher version and the Craft Standard build for serving it on tap.

The short answer

A Oaklawn Tea combines deep eddy sweet tea vodka and water in a bright, tart and easy-drinking spiked lemonade. Make one with the recipe below; when you need a full service rather than a single glass, the keg build scales the same idea without scaling the prep.

How to make a Oaklawn Tea

1 cocktail · 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 oz Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka
  • 1/4 oz Water
  • 1 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz simple syrup
Glass: Highball or Collins glass

Method

  1. Add the measured still ingredients and lemon juice to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake for 10 seconds, then strain over fresh ice in a highball glass.
  3. Top with cold water or club soda, stir once and garnish.
Taste
bright, tart and easy-drinking
Glassware
Highball or Collins glass
Garnish
Lemon wheel

Conventional recipe adapted from the Draftology keg specification by Craft Standard.

Substitutions

  • Use club soda for a lighter, sparkling finish, or cold water for a classic still lemonade.

Make a pitcher

8 cocktails
  • 14 oz Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka
  • 2 oz Water
  • 8 oz (1 cup) fresh lemon juice
  • 4 oz simple syrup

For a pitcher of eight, multiply every still ingredient by eight and chill the mix before service. Add soda, ginger beer or any other sparkling ingredient to each glass just before serving; batching carbonation early makes the drink go flat.

For bars, venues and events

Want to make it at scale?

Making one Oaklawn Tea is straightforward. Making a full service means measuring, chilling and repeating that spec all night. The Craft Standard Lemonade keg keeps the same flavor direction, but moves the prep into one keg build so every serve comes from the tap.

See the Lemonade keg →

The Craft Standard keg build

Start with one Classic Lemonade 30L Keg, then add the ingredients below through the Keg Spiker and shake well before connecting the keg.

IngredientPer keg
Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka8 L
Water1 L

Recipe styles

Sports Event

Put the Oaklawn Tea on tap.

See the Lemonade keg behind this build, including formats, setup and ordering details.

See the Lemonade keg →

Frequently asked

What is in a Oaklawn Tea?

1 3/4 oz Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka, 1/4 oz Water, 1 oz fresh lemon juice, 1/2 oz simple syrup.

Can I make a batch of Oaklawn Tea?

For a pitcher of eight, multiply every still ingredient by eight and chill the mix before service. Add soda, ginger beer or any other sparkling ingredient to each glass just before serving; batching carbonation early makes the drink go flat.

How do I serve Oaklawn Tea on tap?

Use the Craft Standard Lemonade base, add the measured keg ingredients, shake the keg after filling, then connect it to a standard Sankey D coupler.

Questions