8 orange pekoe tea bags
1 cup cold simple syrup (see recipe)
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 ½ cups vodka
Fresh mint leaves for garnish
Fresh lemon slices
6 Pint size Mason Jars For Simple syrup:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water

Put the tea bags in a large heatproof pitcher and pour in 5 cups boiling water; let steep 10 minutes, then remove the tea bags. Pour about half of the tea into large square ice cube trays and freeze until firm, about 3 hours. Refrigerate the remaining tea.

Stir 1 cup of the sugar syrup, the lemon juice, 5 cups ice cold water and the vodka into the chilled tea. Pour into glasses; add the ice cubes and serve with lemon slices and mint leaves.




For Simple syrup:



Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan; simmer over medium-low heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool completely.



Recipe adapted from the Food Network