Tropic Tea

Name: Tropic Tea
Ingredients: 1/2 cup very hot water; 2 tea bags (such as Lipton(R)); 1 tablespoon firmly packed fresh spearmint leaves; 5 cubes ice, or as desired; 1 tablespoon simple syrup, or to taste; 1/2 fluid ounce pear-flavored vodka (such as Absolut(R))

6 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup very hot water
2 tea bags (such as Lipton(R))
1 tablespoon firmly packed fresh spearmint leaves
5 cubes ice, or as desired
1 tablespoon simple syrup, or to taste
1/2 fluid ounce pear-flavored vodka (such as Absolut(R))

Directions

1

Pour water into a glass and add tea bags. Steep tea until water is very dark, about 4 minutes; discard tea bags.
2

Crush spearmint leaves in the bottom of a 12-ounce glass until leaves are bruised and broken up. Stir ice, tea, and simple syrup into glass. Pour vodka into glass and stir.