Sweet tea vodka + bourbon cocktail

This is a little drink I made in an impromptu moment yesterday. Since we're pretty much out of everything at my home except for some bourbon, sweet tea vodka, a crap ton of oranges and some mushrooms, I figured I'd take most of those ingredients and whip up something light and refreshing.

It's as simple as it sounds: you just stick a bunch of ice in your cup, add about 1 oz of bourbon (a little less than a shot glass's worth), 1.5 oz of sweet tea vodka, the juice from half of an orange, then top off with club soda and a few hearty dashes of angostura bitters (my all time favorite). The purple basil was mostly as a garnish, but after I took these pictures I let it sit in my drink, which gave it a really nice taste towards the end.

Enjoy y'all!

PS--as per my friend Faye's request I'll be doing a little post on my herb garden soon. That's where the purple basil came from : )
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