Author Notes
I honestly can't decide if I like this better as a hot tea toddy or a patio cocktail! I suppose that makes it a drink for any season. Cheers! —Stephanie
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Ingredients
- Spiced Syrup
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1 tablespoon
dried peppermint
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1 tablespoon
dried lemongrass
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3 tablespoons
ground ginger
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1/2 cup
lemon juice
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1/2 cup
water
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1/2 cup
sugar
- Spiked & Spiced Tea
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16 ounces
boiling water
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4
green tea bags
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2 ounces
Spiced Syrup
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2-3 ounces
gin (optional)
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2 sprigs
mint
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ice
Directions
- Spiced Syrup
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Whisk all ingredients together in a small saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring to make sure sugar dissolves, and cook for 1 to 2 min.
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Remove from heat. Cover and allow mixture to steep until room temperature, about 20 min. Strain peppermint and lemongrass out. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
- Spiked & Spiced Tea
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Steep tea bags in boiling water for 4 minutes.
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Remove tea bags. Stir in Spiced Syrup and let cool in refrigerator.
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Thoroughly stir gin into cooled tea mixture. (For a non-alcoholic Spiced Tea, simply omit this step.)
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Add ice as desired. Add more gin or syrup to taste. Garnish with fresh mint sprig.
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Note: For a Spiced Tea Toddy, skip the refrigerator and serve piping hot!
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