- 4 cups water
- 15 whole cloves
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 8 (1/4 inch thick) slices unpeeled fresh ginger
- 15 cardamom pods, split
- 15 whole black peppercorns
- 10 black tea bags
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add cloves and boil for 1 minute. Add cinnamon sticks, ginger, cardamom pods, peppercorns, and tea. Allow tea to steep for 6 minutes; strain into a container. Stir brown sugar and vanilla extract into tea and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.