Black Currant Iced Tea Recipe

Black Currant Iced Tea Recipe

  • 4 black currant tea bags
  • 4 cups water
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon chilled simple syrup, or to taste
  • 2 teaspoons raspberry vinegar
  • 1 lime, cut into 4 wedges
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups water
  1. Put tea bags in a heatproof pitcher.
  2. In a saucepan bring water just to a boil and pour over tea bags. Steep tea 5 minutes and remove tea bags. Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour.
  3. Stir in syrup and vinegar. Squeeze lime wedges into tea and add wedges. Serve tea over ice in tall glasses.
  4. In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved. Let syrup cool and chill, covered. Syrup may be made 2 weeks ahead and chilled, covered. Makes about 2 cups.
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