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http://www.bellybytes.com/recipe/tea/


This site combines the two greatest drinks: Tea, and alcohol. And to go with the theme of summer (which is generally made up of hot days and drinking) this site provides us with ways of combining these two great drinks into one beautiful refreshing fusion, iced tea punch.
Here is one of my favourites:

Ingredients:
Three orange pekoe tea bags
1 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves
4 cups water
Five, 5-1/2-ounce cans peach nectar (about 3-1/3 cups), chilled
1/4 cup chilled simple syrup or to taste
3/4 cup vodka

For simple syrup:
1-1/3 cups sugar
1-1/4 cups water
Garnish: peach slices and basil sprigs

Put teabags and basil in a quart-size glass measure or heat-proof bowl.

In a saucepan bring water just to a boil and pour over tea bags. Steep tea 5 minutes and strain through a sieve into a heat-proof pitcher. Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour. Stir in nectar, vodka and syrup. Serve tea over ice in tall glasses and garnish with peach slices and basil sprigs.

To make simple syrup:
In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar dissolves. Let syrup cool and chill, covered. You can prepare the syrup up to two weeks ahead of time, if desired. Syrup recipe makes about 2 cups syrup.

Recipe makes about 7 cups of Peach Basil Iced Tea.