Spiced Honey Iced Tea

• 1 quart water
• 8 Earl Grey tea bags
• 8 cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces
• 8 cardamom pods, crushed
• 2 tablespoons coriander seeds, crushed
• 2 teaspoons anise seeds, crushed
• 2 teaspoons allspice berries, crushed
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon black peppercorns, crushed
• 3 tablespoons honey
• Lime wedges, thinly sliced oranges and cinnamon sticks, for garnish

1. Bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the tea bags, remove from the heat and let steep for 20 minutes; discard the tea bags. Reheat the tea and pour it into a heatproof bowl. Add all of the spices, cover and let steep overnight.
2. Strain the tea into a medium saucepan. Reheat the tea and stir in the honey; let cool. For each drink, pour the spiced tea over cracked ice. Garnish with a lime wedge, an orange slice and a cinnamon stick and serve.
3. Make Ahead: The strained and sweetened spiced tea can be refrigerated for 3 days.
4. Notes: Variation: Add a shot of Mount Gay rum to each drink.

water, cinnamon, pods, coriander seeds, anise seeds, allspice berries, black peppercorns, honey, lime wedges

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spiced-honey-iced-tea (may not work)