Spiked Lemonade Sweet Tea

Ingredients

• 1 cup mint leaves fresh loosely packed
• 12 oz lemonade concentrate frozen thawed canned
• 1 cup spiced rum dark
• 0.5 cup sugar 
• 2  family-size tea bags 
• 3 cups water 
• 4 cups water cold
• 1 slices garnishes: sugarcane fresh
• 1 slices garnishes: sugarcane fresh

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a 2-qt. saucepan.
2. Remove from heat, add tea bags, and stir in fresh mint. Cover and steep 10 minutes.
3. Discard tea bags and mint. Stir in sugar until dissolved.
4. Pour tea into a 3-qt. container, and stir in 4 cups cold water and lemonade concentrate. Stir in bourbon or spiced dark rum just before serving.
5. Serve over ice.
6. Garnish, if desired.