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Summer Sweet Tea

Summer Sweet Tea

Southern-style sweet tea, but with the brown sugar already dissolved. Our Brown Sugar Simple Syrup keeps a whole pitcher uniformly sweet through the last glass. Make it the night before so the flavors marry.

At a glance

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Glassware: Pitcher + tall glass
  • Yield: 1 pitcher (about 8 servings)

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Boil 2 cups of water and steep the tea bags for 5 minutes, then squeeze and discard.
  2. Transfer the tea to a pitcher, add the Brown Sugar Simple Syrup, and stir.
  3. Top off the pitcher with up to 6 cups of water to dilute, then refrigerate overnight.
  4. To serve, fill a glass with ice, pour in the sweet tea, and garnish with lemon slices.

At Portland Syrups, we make better-tasting, better-for-you beverage syrups using high-quality ingredients and bold flavors. We empower everyone to create the drinks they love their way. Each 12 oz bottle makes 12–24 drinks.