Ingredients
- 6 cups sugar
- 3 cups water, plus 2 quarts, divided
- 1 1/2 ounces (or 3/4 cup) loose black tea leaves
Directions
2 ounces your favorite whiskey or bourbon per serving (recommended: Maker's Mark)
- Ice cubes
- 2 lemons, zested
- 1/2 bunch fresh mint
Combine sugar and 3 cups water in a non-reactive saucepan. Slowly heat until sugar melts. Remove from heat and cool.
Infuse the black tea in 1 quart of just boiled water for 2 minutes. Strain tea into a pitcher and then add 1 quart of room temperature water.
Combine the tea and the cooled simple syrup, mixing well. Refrigerate until cool.
To serve, fill a 12-ounce glass with ice cubes, a pinch of zest, and a sprig of mint. Add 2 ounces whiskey or bourbon and fill to the top with the sweetened tea. Stir and serve. Repeat as needed.
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By zdhaynie_1967295
bartlesville, OK
on July 12, 2007
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I cannot believe you used 6 cups of sugar for 1 pitcher of tea. That isn't "Sweet Tea", that is pancake syrup!!
By mdrich2_7518674
Falls City, NE
on March 29, 2007
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Followed the recipe and wow unless you add more water or tea its way sweet. Any Suggestions?
By acjohnsonweaver...
Weaver, AL
on November 04, 2005
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Why in heaven's name did you use so much sugar???? I am hoping that is was due to the addition of the bourbon .. but my guess is even if you added bourbon ... 6 cups of sugar is not needed. A common misconception of the south is we just consume massive amounts of sugar with our tea! It's no so for all. The general rule is 1 Cup of sugar to one gallon of finished tea. Some like myself prefer only 3/4 of a cup of sugar, and some prefer an extra 1/4 to their cup, most of the time you will find that it is people with diabetes who love their tea so sweet. 1 cup of sugar to one gallon of tea, that includes half the 'jug' being filled with steaped tea and the other with water. I was shocked when I heard him say 6 cups of sugar and prayed it was a mistake and then tought it must be because of the bourbon ... but I still think it's a bit much. We do NOT drink tea with our syrup!
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