Southern Sweet Tea

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons Teaspoons Sugar
  
• 6 Large, Fresh Mint Leaves
  
• 1 1/2 ounces Absinthe
  
• 8 ounces Unsweetened Iced Tea (It's best if the tea is cold from the refrigerator)
  
• 1 Lemon Wedge (for garnish)
  
• 1 Mint Sprig (for garnish)
  

Directions

1. Add the sugar to a heavy bottomed 16 ounce glass followed by the mint leaves.
2. Muddle the mint and sugar until all you have is a green, grainy pulp.
3. Add the Absinthe to the glass.
4. Fill the glass with crushed ice an top off with iced tea.
5. Garnish with a lemon wedge, sprig of mint and a straw.
6. Then you just give that straw a good stir to kick up the sugar, mint and Absinthe into the tea.
7. Take a sip and relax.