Bourbon Peach & Iced Tea Cocktail 

Truth is, this one doesn't ask much of you. Equal parts, over ice, a stir.  That's the whole job. But a few small things make it better, and they all happen to make it easier to share. 

• Load up on ice. Fill the glass to the top before you build. More of it, not less, it keeps everything colder and melts slower, so the drink holds up through a long afternoon instead of thinning out on you.
   
• Made for a crowd. That's rather the point of this one. Scale the equal parts up, stir it all in a pitcher, let everyone help themselves over fresh ice. Just keep the ice out of the pitcher that way the last glass tastes as good as the first.
   
• Then make it yours. Craving that front-porch, sweet-tea kind of afternoon? Trade the unsweetened tea for sweet tea and you're home. Want it brighter? A squeeze of lemon. Out of peach? Jim Beam Original steps right in, same build, a little more of that classic bourbon backbone. However you take it, you're not doing it wrong.
   
• Don't forget the mint. Give the sprig a gentle slap before it goes in. That's what wakes up the aroma. And if you're leaning into the peach, a slice on the rim never hurts anybody.
   
• Pour it for company. Tall glass, good people. It's a cookout, front-porch, whoever-shows-up kind of those Jim Beam summer cocktails that's just better with folks around. Always has been.
   

A peach tea cocktail is nothing new. Peach, tea, ice, a long hot afternoon. The classic plays it safe, though. We poured in Jim Beam Peach, let it lead, and gave the whole thing a little more to say for itself.  

Want to keep experimenting? Here are a few variations worth knowing. 

• Southern variation: the sweet one, and maybe the best one. Swap the unsweetened tea for sweet tea and you've got a peach bourbon and sweet tea, porch included.
   
• Sharper variation: less sweet, more bite? Ease up on the bourbon lemonade and squeeze in fresh lemon. Same drink, sharper edge.
   
• Fizzy variation: chasing real fizz? That's a drink of its own. Say hello to the Peach Soda Highball.
   

The mixer's yours to play with, too. Tea and lemonade is the house pour, but Jim Beam Peach is the kind of bottle that turns into all sorts of peach cocktails without much fuss. It gets along with just about anything cold in the fridge.