• 4 c water
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 inch fresh ginger, sliced
• 4 whole cloves
• 4 cardamom pods
• 2 star anise
• a few grinds black pepper
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 oz. black tea
• 1/3 c sugar
  • put spices in a teabag, add to a saucepan with water, bring to a simmer and cover for 10 minutes
  • turn off heat and add tea, steeping for 5 minutes
  • remove tea and spices. add vanilla and sugar and stir
  • strain and store in an airtight pitcher or jar
  • keeps for a week refrigerated

edit notes: screwed up quantity of tea bc i can't math; fixed. reduced sugar to just a 1/3 c and it still tastes ok; think i have better tea this time around so it's not as bitter.