Try this Tipsy Tiger Tea recipe for an LSU game-day sipper

Tracey Koch

Photography by Amy Shutt

August 23, 2025

Tipsy Tiger Tea

Yields 1 gallon

4 Earl Grey tea bags

4 spiced tea bags

8 cups water

½ cup agave syrup or honey

1 cup fresh lemon juice

1 cup fresh orange juice

1 cup triple sec or Cointreau

4 cups vodka

1 orange or lemon (for garnish)

1. In a sauce pot, bring 8 cups of water to a simmer. Remove from the heat and add the 8 tea bags.

2. Allow the tea to steep for 10 minutes. Then remove the tea bags from the water and discard them.

3. Pour the tea into a gallon jug. Add in the agave or honey and the remaining liquid ingredients. Stir to combine.

4. Chill the Tipsy Tiger Tea for several hours or overnight. Serve the tea over ice with a fresh orange slice or lemon wedge.

This article was originally published in the August 2025 issue of 225 Magazine.

By Tracey Koch

Tracey Koch has been creating recipes, instructing cooking classes for both kids and adults, and writing food columns in the Baton Rouge area for over 25 years. She began writing her favorite column, “Dining In,” back in 2013. Find it featured in the Taste section of 225 Magazine every month. When she is not in the kitchen developing and testing new recipes, she is writing stories for her children’s book series about a little goose from Toulouse.