High Octane Sweet Tea

Beverages Recipes

This tea is not as sweet as you might think.

• 6 cups sugar
• 3 cups water
• 2 quarts water
• 1-1/2 ounces of loose black tea (3/4 cup)
• 2 ounces whiskey (per serving)
• 2 lemons, zested
• small bunch of fresh mint

Combine sugar and 3 cups water in saucepan. Slowly heat until sugar melts. Remove from heat and cool.

Infuse tea in 1 quart of just boiled water for 2 minutes. Strain tea into pitcher and add 1 quart room temperature water.

Combine tea and the cooled simple syrup and mix well.

To serve, fill 12-ounce glass with ice, add pinch of zest, small piece of mint and 2 ounces of whiskey and top off with tea. Stir and enjoy!

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