- Level
- easy
- Prep Time
- 20 mins
- Total Time
- 20 mins
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- Infusion
- 2
- green tea bags
- 15
- fresh mint leaves, plus more for serving
- 1
- long lemon zest, removed with a vegetable peeler
- 1 tsp
- anise seeds, coarsely crushed
- 5 ml
- 1 cup
- boiling water
- 250 ml
- 3 tbsp
- honey
- 45 ml
- 2 tbsp
- lemon juice
- 30 ml
- Mocktails
- Ice cubes
- 1 ¼ cups
- sparkling water
- 310 ml
- 4
- lemon wedges
Directions
- Step 1
- Infusion
In a glass measuring cup, combine the tea bags, mint leaves, lemon zest and anise seeds. Pour in the boiling water and honey. Stir well. Let infuse for 10 minutes.
- Step 2
- Strain the infusion through a sieve set over a measuring cup or bowl. Compost the aromatics. Let the infusion cool. Add the lemon juice.
- Step 3
- Mocktails
Fill four 1 ⅓-cup (325 ml) glasses with ice cubes. Pour ⅓ cup (75 ml) of the infusion into each glass and top off with ⅓ cup (75 ml) of the sparkling water. Stir well. Garnish each glass with a lemon wedge and a mint leaf. Serve immediately.
