Hot Mojito Tea

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons firmly brown sugar packed
• 0.3 cup rum dark light ( or )
• 1 tablespoon juice of lime 
• 2 tablespoons lightly mint leaves fresh packed rinsed
• 1  tea bag black english ( Breakfast, Earl Grey, or tea)

Equipment

• sieve
• teapot

Directions

1. Rinse a small teapot with hot water, then drain.
2. Add mint leaves, brown sugar, tea bag, and 1 cup boiling water; cover and let stand for 2 minutes, jiggling tea bag several times. Lift tea bag out and add rum and lime juice.
3. Pour mojito tea through a fine strainer into warmed heatproof martini or wineglasses (at least 1-cup size; see notes).