Name: Southern Sweet Tea
Yield: Serves 1
Cuisine: Southern
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)

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Author Notes

This southern sweet tea will have you grasping your pearls...In a good way. This ain't your grandmother's sweet tea recipe. —MyMansBelly

Serves 1

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)

In This Recipe

Tools

Set a Timer

Directions

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