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Tea Cola

Tea Cola (updated)

Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Keyword citrus, cola, lemon, lime, Vanilla Spice Chai
Author Alan & Marlys Arnold - Adventures with Tea

Ingredients

Simple Syrup

  • 2 tsp Vanilla Spice Chai loose tea
  • 1 tsp Orange peel dried
  • 1 tsp Lemon peel dried
  • 1 cup Water (for brewing)
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Brown sugar packed

Soda

  • 1 tsp Lime juice
  • Club soda

Instructions

  1. Combine Vanilla Spice Chai loose tea and dried citrus peels in the water and brew for 3 minutes. Strain out loose tea & citrus peels.

To make Simple Syrup

  1. Combine brewed Chai & citrus tea with both sugars to make a simple syrup.

  2. Allow syrup to cool down, then stir in the lime juice. Syrup can be stored in the fridge for up to a week.

To serve the Cola

  1. For one glass of Cola, combine 1/4 cup Chai syrup with 1 cup of Club soda and stir.

  2. To make a 2-liter of Cola, pour out 1 1/2 cups of Club soda, then pour in the Chai syrup in slowly. (A funnel comes in handy.) Put the lid on and give it one gentle tilt back and forth to mix before drinking.