Name: Tipsy Fruit Infused Spiced Sweet Iced Tea - Summer Refresher recipe by Tikuli Dogra at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Darjeeling Tea Leaves - 12 Teaspoons; Honey - to taste; Cloves - 5-6; Cinnamon stick 2 or 3 broken in half; Ginger, peeled & minced 1 tablespoon; Lemon / Lime - cut in wheels/ wedges - 1; Lemon juice - 2 tablespoon; Orange - 1 medium cut in wedges/wheels; Apple - 1 cut in wedges or wheels; Mint - 1 teaspoon crushed; Honey | Sugar - to taste; Pomegranate pearls - 1/2 cup slightly crushed; Water - 4 cups + 2 Cup; Vodka / Gin - 60ml

ABOUT Tipsy Fruit Infused Spiced Sweet Iced Tea - Summer Refresher RECIPE

The Iced Tea cocktails are amazing and can be made in a variety of ways. This tea infused vodka cocktail has a unique fruity spiced flavor. This is a match made in heaven.

Ingredients Serving: 6

Darjeeling Tea Leaves - 12 Teaspoons
Honey - to taste
Cloves - 5-6
Cinnamon stick 2 or 3 broken in half
Ginger, peeled & minced 1 tablespoon
Lemon / Lime - cut in wheels/ wedges - 1
Lemon juice - 2 tablespoon
Orange - 1 medium cut in wedges/wheels
Apple - 1 cut in wedges or wheels
Mint - 1 teaspoon crushed
Honey | Sugar - to taste
Pomegranate pearls - 1/2 cup slightly crushed
Water - 4 cups + 2 Cup
Vodka / Gin - 60ml

Instructions

Add lemon juice, sugar ( two tablespoons) to 2 cups of water and freeze as ice cubes.
Wash and cut all the fruits and squeeze some lime juice over them. Refrigerate wrapped in a cling wrap.
Mince ginger and collect all the spices and tea leaves.
Boil the remaining water along with ginger and spices.
Add the Darjeeling tea leaves or any other tea leaves and steep according to the tea leaves. Darjeeling will take 3-4 minutes. Add more leaves for a strong brew. Do not steep longer.
Strain the tea leaves, spices, and ginger. Add sugar and stir to mix well. If using honey add it in the pitcher when ready to serve.
Immediately pour the tea on a cupful of crushed ice to fasten the cooling process so the flavor doesn't get oxidized. Chill it.
Before serving, throw in the cold fruits and half of the lemony ice cubes in a pitcher and add the chilled tea.
Add vodka / Gin ( you can increase the quantity if you desire but 60 - 90 ml is good enough). Stir properly.
Put lemony ice cubes and some chilled fruits from the pitch in the glasses and pour the chilled Iced tea vodka brew.
Garnish with lemon wheels and mint springs.
Serve chilled.

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